League Play-Off

Arenales
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. Hermengildo Arano started the match with the kick off. Jacobo Paio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Hartz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Hartz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Paio having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Damian Hartz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Usno FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Hartz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Paio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Arenales FC's Felipe Oliviero got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 11 minutes, Angelo Gilen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arenales FC and the Usno FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arenales FC's Angelo Gilen got a free kick in the 11th minute. When Damian Hartz came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Usno FC 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 Damian Hartz couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the game, one of Arenales FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Carmelo James was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but David Enol showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Damian Hartz 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. Jacobo Paio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Arano, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Arenales FC's zone, Hermengildo Arano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Paio came out of the goal and Hermengildo Arano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacobo Paio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermengildo Arano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Enol was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Usno FC's Teofilo Tipi got a free kick in the 57th minute. Hermengildo Arano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jacobo Paio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Damian Hartz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Usno FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Hartz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Paio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 68 minutes into the match, Arenales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermengildo Arano came free, but Jacobo Paio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arenales FC! When the match had been going on for 73 minutes, Usno FC's Eliseo Quirce got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jacobo Paio. Damian Hartz struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Jacobo Paio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Usno FC. Angelo Gilen got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Angelo Gilen kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. David Enol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmelo James having to interfere. Damian Hartz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Paio having to interfere. Despite being the better team, Usno FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.