League Play-Off

Minachal
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joachim Diguja got the match started through his kick off. Cutberto Iribarren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joachim Diguja in the 4th minute of play. Tanio Acevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darien Valea in the 7th minute of play. Minachal FC's Cutberto Iribarren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joachim Diguja in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitorino Bardece in the 11th minute of play forced Minachal FC's goalkeeper Cutberto Iribarren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Vitorino Bardece came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Rosacercada FC 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 Vitorino Bardece couldn't finish the play. 1-0 became the score in the 24th minute when Gitano Gaceo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Tanio Acevedo made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Gitano Gaceo sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the game, Batista Balli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minachal FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rosacercada FC the free kick. A collision led to Minachal FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Batista Balli hit a great ball. Gitano Gaceo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tanio Acevedo having to interfere. Rosacercada FC's Tanio Acevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darien Valea in the 39th minute of play. When Rosacercada FC's Vitorino Bardece in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minachal FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gitano Gaceos short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Tanio Acevedo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.

With a little luck, Minachal FC's Cutberto Iribarren got control of the ball when Vitorino Bardece tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vitorino Bardece sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 72 minutes of play, Minachal FC's Darien Valea made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tanio Acevedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Vitorino Bardece had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Darien Valea put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tanio Acevedo. Urtats Zumel charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Urtats Zumel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vitorino Bardece received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cutberto Iribarren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darien Valea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tanio Acevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Joachim Diguja came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Rosacercada FC 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 Joachim Diguja couldn't finish the play. Minachal FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rosacercada FC for a fine match.