League Play-Off

Alemania
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Xicu Irizarry started the match with the kick off. Zorion Pinos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fero Lanis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TRUCHO FC's Zorion Pinos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaiet Morga in the 25th minute of play. Nacho Inestrosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Mingo Salbago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xicu Irizarry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mingo Salbago having to interfere. Nacho Inestrosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mingo Salbago having to interfere. If Fero Lanis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaiet Morga in the 35th minute of play forced TRUCHO FC's goalkeeper Zorion Pinos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zorion Pinos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaiet Morga, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 49 minutes of play, TRUCHO FC's Nacho Inestrosa made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mingo Salbago was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fero Lanis to strike the kick off in the second half. Fero Lanis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Zorion Pinos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulin Rojo kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After 67 minutes, Archibaldo Elorregui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jucaira and the TRUCHO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th match minute, Jucaira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archibaldo Elorregui to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to TRUCHO FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Shepherd Miranda hit a great ball. Ramos Lozano was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 72nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Xicu Irizarry's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mingo Salbago read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Jucaira's Dolfo Andres got a free kick in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Paulin Rojo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TRUCHO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jucaira the free kick. In the 82nd match minute, TRUCHO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulin Rojo to maneuver through the defense. Fero Lanis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Zorion Pinos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaiet Morga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zorion Pinos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fero Lanis in the 87th minute of the match. The long shot by Pepe Medrano in the 89th minute really tested Zorion Pinos's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Fero Lanis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Zorion Pinos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jucaira's Fero Lanis in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TRUCHO FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Kaiet Morga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jucaira's supporters rose to their feet, but Kaiet Morga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zorion Pinos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. TRUCHO FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Jucaira for a fine match.