League Play-Off

Juan José Munarriz
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) AKDMIA Futbol Club's Teobaldo Firman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Domingo Azubeli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Filomeno Lleir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Aguero F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Firman came free, but Filomeno Lleir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, AKDMIA Futbol Club's Teobaldo Firman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Filomeno Lleir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 1-1 became the score in the 13th minute when Xaime Ciencabrero elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 15 played minutes AKDMIA Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Azubeli. When Ciro Jeraldo fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AKDMIA Futbol Club's protests and gave Ciro Jeraldo a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in AKDMIA Futbol Club fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Aguero F.C. a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mario Osorio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AKDMIA Futbol Club's Erubiel Ellande. 2-1. Erubiel Ellande made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Bernardino Liberto sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the match, Mario Osorio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erubiel Ellande. AKDMIA Futbol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Osorio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xaime Ciencabrero in the 33rd minute of play forced AKDMIA Futbol Club's goalkeeper Erubiel Ellande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Osorio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Aguero F.C. defense, Javier Vermudo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filomeno Lleir. The Aguero F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filomeno Lleir should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The wind increased when Mario Osorio made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes AKDMIA Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Javier Vermudo. 59 minutes into the match, Aguero F.C.'s goalkeeper Filomeno Lleir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teobaldo Firman. Aguero F.C.'s Froilan Amaya got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th minute Mario Osorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erubiel Ellande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Xaime Ciencabrero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aguero F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Xaime Ciencabrero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erubiel Ellande having to interfere. Erubiel Ellande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardino Liberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, AKDMIA Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Amaya came free, but Erubiel Ellande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erubiel Ellande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xaime Ciencabrero in the 76th minute of the match. Teobaldo Firman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Filomeno Lleir made a huge save. Erubiel Ellande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Mateo in the 84th minute of the match. Teobaldo Firman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aguero F.C.'s Filomeno Lleir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Firman in the 92nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Anderson Tasso managed to get in a good position for a shot. AKDMIA Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Anderson Tasso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filomeno Lleir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of AKDMIA Futbol Club booed when Aguero F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Froilan Amaya didn't get a good kick on the ball. AKDMIA Futbol Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.