League Play-Off

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lopes Garro kicked off to start the match. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC's Gartzi Burell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Cancela in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute, Epifanio Daque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Cancela in the 7th minute of play forced ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC's goalkeeper Gartzi Burell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 played minutes ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC got a freekick which was hit by German Ochavarri. In the 9thth minute of the game Victor Cancela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC's Gartzi Burell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th match minute, ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Daque to maneuver through the defense. When Victor Cancela came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Macuira fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Victor Cancela couldn't finish the play. After 13 minutes of play, Macuira's Lopes Garro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gartzi Burell was left in no man's land by his defense there! ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC's Gartzi Burell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Cancela in the 21st minute of play. Gartzi Burell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lopes Garro went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 33rd minute, Lopes Garro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macuira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Behe Cardona hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Jeremias Guisasola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Armando Lino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 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 Lia Costales stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lopes Garro in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gartzi Burell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Macuira's Armando Lino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lia Costales in the 56th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Macuira's goal looked a bit too open when Lia Costales came free, but Armando Lino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremias Guisasola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gartzi Burell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lopes Garro, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When Victor Cancela came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Macuira fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Victor Cancela couldn't finish the play. Victor Cancela's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Gartzi Burell skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Macuira's goalkeeper Armando Lino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lopes Garro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gartzi Burell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Macuira's goal looked a bit too open when Lia Costales came free, but Armando Lino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Macuira's Lopes Garro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gartzi Burell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gartzi Burell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lopes Garro's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Macuira walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.