League Play-Off

Tomasero
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Montes Danzo started the match with the kick off. Delmar Balaunde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nalo Reoyo went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koldobika Capelo got free with Xepe Tojedo in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 11th minute Montes Danzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmar Balaunde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13thth minute of the game Montes Danzo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tomasero's Delmar Balaunde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 15th minute, Fero Cotillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute of the match Oswaldo Boñar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Delmar Balaunde showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Benigno Aguirre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xepe Tojedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benigno Aguirre, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Delmar Balaunde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Licerio Bernaldo in the 24th minute of the match. Delmar Balaunde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Montes Danzo in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Peter Marcos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tacariguita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tomasero the free kick. After a rather tough play, Tacariguita's Peter Marcos got a free kick in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Tacariguita's Licerio Bernaldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delmar Balaunde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Tacariguita's goalkeeper Xepe Tojedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koldobika Capelo. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Benigno Aguirre made the kick off in the second half. Montes Danzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Delmar Balaunde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Tomasero's Benigno Aguirre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xepe Tojedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 64 played minutes Tacariguita got a freekick which was hit by Peter Marcos. Benigno Aguirre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xepe Tojedo having to interfere. Koldobika Capelo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Delmar Balaunde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Montes Danzo in the 71st minute of play. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Tacariguita's Montes Danzo in the 74th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Delmar Balaunde was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Tomasero through an amazing save. After a rather tough play, Tomasero's Koldobika Capelo got a free kick in the 76th minute. When Koldobika Capelo got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Tomasero. Tomasero's Delmar Balaunde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Montes Danzo in the 78th minute of play. Xepe Tojedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benigno Aguirre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cordera Maeztu's late challenge caught a Tacariguita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cordera Maeztu helped the player get up and apologised. After some careless play in the Tomasero defense, Montes Danzo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmar Balaunde. The Tomasero fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmar Balaunde should have stopped the shot. Delmar Balaunde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Marcos in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 minutes Tomasero's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oswaldo Boñar who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Oswaldo Boñar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Delmar Balaunde quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tacariguita's Xepe Tojedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Aguirre in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tacariguita had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.