League Play-Off

Raboncito
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. Damian Espejo started the match with the kick off. Baiardo Anieva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rosalio Valluerca's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Zacarias Capetillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raboncito's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias Capetillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Meder Ampudia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Chiparrito getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Froila Delatorre hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Raboncito's Peter Bouceda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Meder Ampudia. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. 26 minutes into the match, Chiparrito's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Bouceda came free, but Meder Ampudia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Capetillo struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Meder Ampudia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raboncito. When Paulino Ceberiche fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chiparrito's protests and gave Paulino Ceberiche a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Raboncito booed when Chiparrito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulino Ceberiche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Meder Ampudia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Bouceda to make the kick off. Zacarias Capetillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 played minutes Raboncito got a freekick which was hit by Atarratze Izarra. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Espejo in the 60th minute of play forced Raboncito's goalkeeper Baiardo Anieva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zacarias Capetillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meder Ampudia having to interfere. With a little luck, Raboncito's Baiardo Anieva got control of the ball when Rosalio Valluerca tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Zacarias Capetillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chiparrito's goalkeeper Meder Ampudia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bazil Seguin during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Chiparrito getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Bazil Seguin hit a great ball. After 75 played minutes Chiparrito got a freekick which was hit by Inguma Vivera. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chiparrito! In the 82nd minute, Zacarias Capetillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raboncito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guilllermo Cagigal during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Raboncito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilllermo Cagigal to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes, Chiparrito's Paulino Buey shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Baiardo Anieva 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 Chiparrito reached it. The supporters of Raboncito booed when Chiparrito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Espejo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benedicto Mejina's late challenge caught a Raboncito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benedicto Mejina helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th match minute, Chiparrito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedicto Mejina to maneuver through the defense. Meder Ampudia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Cruzado in the 96th minute of the match. Chiparrito's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.