League Play-Off

La banda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernabe Txindoki got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to La banda getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Matthijs van Ankeren hit a great ball. With a little luck, Despedida's Cesare Bertolini got control of the ball when Bernabe Txindoki tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Bernabe Txindoki recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cesare Bertolini. Bernabe Txindoki showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Bernabe Txindoki took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Cesare Bertolini to make any attempt to save it. Stefan Niemeyer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesare Bertolini having to interfere. In the 19th minute Ariel Sotero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesare Bertolini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cesare Bertolini made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Bernabe Txindoki sent off a good shot on target. Bernabe Txindoki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Cesare Bertolini made a huge save. After 23 minutes of play, La banda's Bernabe Txindoki made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesare Bertolini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cesare Bertolini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernabe Txindoki, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Cesare Bertolini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Txindoki in the 31st minute of the match. After 33rd play minutes Stefan Niemeyer shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Cesare Bertolini and just under the crossbar into goal. La banda's Bernabe Txindoki got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cesare Bertolini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jedrzej Dzerwucki in the 37th minute. Cesare Bertolini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Niemeyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Bernabe Txindoki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cesare Bertolini was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orlando Jurdan was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Florentino Gonza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernabe Txindoki in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cesare Bertolini saved Despedida from getting behind. After 62 minutes of play, La banda's Bernabe Txindoki made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesare Bertolini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cesare Bertolini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernabe Txindoki's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. A collision led to La banda getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Jedrzej Dzerwucki hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Florentino Gonza could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Benedicto Soin however easily saved by the left post. The audience was convinced that Bernabe Txindoki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cesare Bertolini was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute Bernabe Txindoki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesare Bertolini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Bernabe Txindoki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Cesare Bertolini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 88th minute, Orlando Jurdan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cesare Bertolini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Txindoki in the 90th minute of the match. Cesare Bertolini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Txindoki in the 94th minute of the match. La banda walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.