League Play-Off

Estadio Retulemus
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Retulemus FC's Seran Gorostizaga 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. 3 minutes into the game, Yalamanta's Ubaldo Matildo Arrate nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnau Ramos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With his leg Ezequiel Sovino managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Retulemus FC's Rainerio Mac Donald fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rainerio Mac Donald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Sovino having to interfere. In the 20th minute Delfino Monroy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnau Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Timeteo Maggiora fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Retulemus FC's protests and gave Timeteo Maggiora a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Yalamanta booed when Retulemus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timeteo Maggiora didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnau Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfino Monroy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Seran Gorostizaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 27 minutes of play, Retulemus FC's Rainerio Mac Donald made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ezequiel Sovino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ezequiel Sovino was a little too slow when Seran Gorostizaga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 2-1. Seran Gorostizaga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Sovino having to interfere. Yalamanta's Ezequiel Sovino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Yalamanta from getting a goal against them. Ezequiel Sovino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seran Gorostizaga, 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Delfino Monroy to strike the kick off in the second half. Sebastián Maragaño charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastián Maragaño the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 55 minutes into the game, one of Yalamanta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for Retulemus FC. Zacarías Fazzini stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ezequiel Sovino. 3-1. Seran Gorostizaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Carlos Saúl Pantoja came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Yalamanta 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 Carlos Saúl Pantoja couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, Yalamanta's goal looked a bit too open when Seran Gorostizaga came free, but Ezequiel Sovino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delfino Monroy in the 73rd minute of play forced Retulemus FC's goalkeeper Arnau Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delfino Monroy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Arnau Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Delfino Monroy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnau Ramos was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Alessandro Ruminas thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Ezequiel Sovino, a very annoying self made goal in the 85th minute which led to 4-1. Rainerio Mac Donald might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Sovino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rainerio Mac Donald ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Yalamanta defense, Seran Gorostizaga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ezequiel Sovino. The Yalamanta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ezequiel Sovino should have stopped the shot. Carlos Saúl Pantoja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Arnau Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carlos Saúl Pantoja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.