League Play-Off

Polonio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Conrado Villalaud started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Cerro A.C booed when Polonio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manoel Burgueño didn't get a good kick on the ball. Etxekopar Palafox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Reynaldo Jiron charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reynaldo Jiron the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Polonio getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Reynaldo Jiron hit a great ball. Conrado Villalaud succeeded in the game's 11th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After 14 played minutes Pere Hermosilla rounded Cerro A.C's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Magdaleno Elguero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pere Hermosilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Phelipe Cañal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerro A.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Phelipe Cañal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claris Cao breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vimaro Tarano charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vimaro Tarano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th minute, Vimaro Tarano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Cerro A.C getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Turi Nogal hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Cerro A.C's goal looked a bit too open when Cris Albizuri came free, but Magdaleno Elguero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Etxekopar Palafox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pere Hermosilla was the one to do the kick off. Ubelteso Trabado hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Claris Cao was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gaxan Vozmediana. Etxekopar Palafox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claris Cao having to interfere. Etxekopar Palafox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute Conrado Villalaud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claris Cao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pere Hermosilla during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Polonio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pere Hermosilla to maneuver through the defense. After 70 played minutes Cerro A.C got a freekick which was hit by Gil Guillamas. Cris Albizuri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magdaleno Elguero having to interfere. Magdaleno Elguero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cris Albizuri in the 79th minute of the match. Conrado Villalaud struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Claris Cao didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cerro A.C. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Polonio's goalkeeper Claris Cao, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Magdaleno Elguero came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Polonio's Cris Albizuri. But to his dismay, Cris Albizuri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 94 minutes into the match, Cris Albizuri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Magdaleno Elguero. Cerro A.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cris Albizuri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The Polonio support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.