League Play-Off

Rinconadillas
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. Hernan Miliano started the match with the kick off. Mariano Tuste fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Gilesindo having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, Rinconadillas's Mariano Tuste made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alberto Gilesindo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th match minute, Talva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Gorka to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 19 minutes, Celso Cristofor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rinconadillas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Cristofor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Talva's Alberto Gilesindo got control of the ball when Mariano Tuste tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Gilesindo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Baldomero Mattin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 22 minute of play. In the 25th minute, Celso Cristofor fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 25 played minutes Talva got a freekick which was hit by Diego Dantel. Alejandro Orozco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alberto Gilesindo came out and tried to block the shot, but Alejandro Orozco slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 29th minute. In the 39th minute, Alejandro Orozco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Mariano Tuste made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Cristofor in the 51st minute of play forced Talva's goalkeeper Alberto Gilesindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Gilesindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Jakes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Talva's zone, Celso Cristofor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Gilesindo came out of the goal and Celso Cristofor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Gilesindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Orozco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro Orozco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Alberto Gilesindo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Talva's goalkeeper Alberto Gilesindo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rinconadillas's Mariano Tuste has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 72nd minute. Alejandro Orozco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 78th minute Mariano Tuste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Gilesindo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Alejandro Orozco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 played minutes Talva got a freekick which was hit by Diego Dantel. Humberto Nevada recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rinconadillas's Xabier Ascazua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Javiar in the 88th minute of play. In the 95th play minute Diego Dantel came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Xabier Ascazua. 3-2. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rinconadillas fully deserved thier win.