League Play-Off

Salvador Rivero
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. Claudinho Velos started the match with the kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Racing CBA's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinho Velos came free, but Celso Txartiko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Juan Ospin fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pipetas A.C's protests and gave Juan Ospin a yellow card for diving instead. After 11 played minutes Pipetas A.C got a freekick which was hit by Juan Ospin. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ruperto Erasto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pipetas A.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruperto Erasto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celso Txartiko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Aristides Koldo could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Celso Txartiko however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Racing CBA getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Zacarias Cordaro hit a great ball. Celso Txartiko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Velos in the 22nd minute of the match. Racing CBA's Celso Txartiko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Velos in the 24th minute of play. After 25 played minutes Racing CBA got a freekick which was hit by Zacarias Cordaro. After a defensive mix-up in Racing CBA's zone, Ruperto Erasto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celso Txartiko came out of the goal and Ruperto Erasto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pipetas A.C's Claudinho Velos was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 27th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. A collision led to Pipetas A.C getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Claudinho Velos hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Racing CBA's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinho Velos came free, but Celso Txartiko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Racing CBA's Celso Txartiko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Lluis in the 37th minute of play. Celso Txartiko made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ruperto Erasto sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Aristides Koldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pipetas A.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Aristides Koldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celso Txartiko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ruperto Erasto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjamin Eufrasio was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute Ruperto Erasto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Txartiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Nestor Orzaize hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celso Txartiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Erasto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 64 minutes, Benjamin Eufrasio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing CBA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamin Eufrasio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ruperto Erasto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pipetas A.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruperto Erasto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celso Txartiko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Hector Lluis sped through Racing CBA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Celso Txartiko. In the 78th minute Ruperto Erasto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Txartiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Racing CBA's zone, Ruperto Erasto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celso Txartiko came out of the goal and Ruperto Erasto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Celso Txartiko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudinho Velos went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Ruperto Erasto put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Celso Txartiko. 93 minutes into the match, Aristides Koldo notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Racing CBA's Celso Txartiko. Celso Txartiko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Melquiades Michael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pipetas A.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.