League Play-Off

Coduto
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bidari Casaviella took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Leonel Casabo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chorrosco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zuhaitz Heraña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xzaver Aviles having to interfere. Xzaver Aviles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Casabo in the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Chorrosco FC booed when Coduto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toro Boveda didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Leonel Casabo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zuhaitz Heraña took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xzaver Aviles. Xzaver Aviles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Quintan Llera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauricio Ariztegui having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Teodosio Mellado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Bidari Casaviella kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mauricio Ariztegui. That made the score 1-2 in the 22 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bidari Casaviella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Ariztegui was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Teodosio Mellado kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Coduto FC's Lordi Santillion seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lordi Santillion the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Coduto FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lordi Santillion had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 28 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Coduto FC! After a rather tough play, Coduto FC's Toro Boveda got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 44th minute, one of Coduto FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Coduto FC. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonel Casabo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Leonel Casabo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Xzaver Aviles saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Coduto FC's goalkeeper Xzaver Aviles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Coduto FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Leonel Casabo 63 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. After 68 minutes of play, Coduto FC's Gaizka Boliaga made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauricio Ariztegui was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Coduto FC booed when Chorrosco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mero Cordova didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute, Quintan Llera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zuhaitz Heraña in the 78th minute of play forced Coduto FC's goalkeeper Xzaver Aviles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reynaldo Guerrero kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Leonel Casabo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Xzaver Aviles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Teodosio Mellado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chorrosco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodosio Mellado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xzaver Aviles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chorrosco FC's Leonel Casabo got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chorrosco FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.