League Play-Off

Estadio Ideazabal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Victoro started the match with the kick off. When Saturnino Eufrasio came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Ideazabal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Saturnino Eufrasio couldn't finish the play. Claudio Porfiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Cosme Urtats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saturnino Eufrasio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Cosme Urtats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17thth minute of the game Saturnino Eufrasio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hong Kong F.C's Cosme Urtats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Claudio Porfiro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 18th minute. Ideazabal's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Simon Victoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hong Kong F.C's Paulinho Bueno got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Apolo Harriet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Victoro in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Elias Urdin made a precise shot to the right of Apolo Harriet. Ideazabal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saturnino Eufrasio in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cosme Urtats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The audience was convinced that Saturnino Eufrasio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cosme Urtats was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Roque Jakes shot from long distance after 63 played minutes, a shot that Apolo Harriet with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Saturnino Eufrasio put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cosme Urtats. The supporters of Ideazabal booed when Hong Kong F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zebastian Busk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saturnino Eufrasio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Apolo Harriet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simon Victoro's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. In the 94th match minute, Ideazabal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustin Ederono to maneuver through the defense. Ideazabal's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.