League Play-Off

Estadio Joanico
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leizarraga Castaños kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Joanico FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Santiago Sarria hit a great ball. A collision led to Zapara getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Chale Alastuey hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Zapara's goalkeeper Piearres Morante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oriol Villalain. Santiago Sarria got his second yellow card in the match during the 15th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 16 played minutes, Zapara's Salvatore Rendain shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Idacio Ruiloba came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zapara reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Joanico FC's zone, Mariano Falconi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Idacio Ruiloba came out of the goal and Mariano Falconi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leizarraga Castaños during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Joanico FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Leizarraga Castaños hit a great ball. Idacio Ruiloba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenz Riera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lorenz Riera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lorenz Riera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Joanico FC! The referee gave Zapara a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Salvatore Rendain, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Joanico FC's Idacio Ruiloba. 0-1. 34 minutes into the match, Mariano Falconi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Idacio Ruiloba. Joanico FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Falconi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Oriol Villalain recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mariano Falconi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After some careless play in the Joanico FC defense, Mariano Falconi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Idacio Ruiloba. The Joanico FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Idacio Ruiloba should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Joanico FC's Brais Viladrosa got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Salvatore Rendain was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 63rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Zapara's Lamberto Pradias got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Falconi in the 69th minute of play forced Joanico FC's goalkeeper Idacio Ruiloba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Falconi in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Idacio Ruiloba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Idacio Ruiloba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Falconi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zapara's goalkeeper Piearres Morante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Idacio Ruiloba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Falconi, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Idacio Ruiloba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Falconi's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Oriol Villalain took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Piearres Morante. Piearres Morante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. When the final whistle sounded Zapara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Joanico FC.