League Play-Off

Concordia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stephen Redin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fidele Perana took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gaxan Sotolongo. Concordia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Americo Covielles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ticho Ramallal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaxan Sotolongo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Inguma Erran's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Gaxan Sotolongo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inguma Erran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 18th minute by Stephen Redin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Gaxan Sotolongo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urki Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Urki Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaxan Sotolongo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inguma Erran in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute Inguma Erran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaxan Sotolongo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Concordia's Gaxan Sotolongo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urki Garcia in the 30th minute of play. Gaxan Sotolongo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urki Garcia in the 40th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Stephen Redin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ticho Ramallal was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Urki Garcia was the one to do the kick off. Concordia's Americo Covielles got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arbolito FC's goalkeeper Ticho Ramallal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Estevon Ponga hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The corner led Concordia's Marciano Casavela to fire away a dangerous shot which Ticho Ramallal despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Concordia's zone, Inguma Erran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaxan Sotolongo came out of the goal and Inguma Erran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 69 minutes of play, Concordia's Americo Covielles made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ticho Ramallal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ticho Ramallal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stephen Redin went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 78 minutes into the match, Concordia's Americo Covielles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ticho Ramallal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gaxan Sotolongo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Urki Garcia's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. A collision led to Concordia getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Sandaili Cueli hit a great ball. A collision led to Arbolito FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Domiku Agunaga hit a great ball. If Stephen Redin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Americo Covielles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Concordia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When Domiku Agunaga was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 97 minutes had been played. In the 97th minute, Domiku Agunaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Concordia had won after a very even match.