League Play-Off

EL GIGANTE
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Astor Maraman got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Astor Maraman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coudet FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Astor Maraman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 7 minutes of play, Coudet FC's Astor Maraman made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Narciso Berriotxoa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 10th minute, Miñones AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Celestino Bemabe fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With his leg Narciso Berriotxoa managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Coudet FC's Celestino Bemabe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Narciso Berriotxoa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Coudet FC's Hugues Nasi got a free kick in the 18th minute. 23 minutes into the game, Severino Lando was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Miñones AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Coudet FC the free kick. Lisandro Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Savier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narciso Berriotxoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Maraman in the 29th minute of the match. Narciso Berriotxoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celestino Bemabe in the 38th minute. Julio Afonso kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celestino Bemabe got free with Narciso Berriotxoa in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Coudet FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Julian Eguzki hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

52 minutes into the game, one of Coudet FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Lisandro Orlan had in the 54thth minute some difficulties stopping Ignacio Tiniebra's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. If Ernesto Savier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th match minute, Coudet FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norberto Furtado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Tolino in the 60th minute of play forced Coudet FC's goalkeeper Lisandro Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute of the match Aleksander Hryc shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Narciso Berriotxoa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Ernesto Savier came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Miñones AFC 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 Ernesto Savier couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miñones AFC's goalkeeper Narciso Berriotxoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Coudet FC's Julian Eguzki got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Coudet FC's goalkeeper Lisandro Orlan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Narciso Berriotxoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Bemabe in the 82nd minute of play. Narciso Berriotxoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Maraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After 88th play minutes Astor Maraman shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Narciso Berriotxoa and just under the crossbar into goal. Astor Maraman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Berriotxoa having to interfere.