League Play-Off

Ponedero
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. Matxin Burriaga started the match with the kick off. Roman Gao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Zumar Pachistre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aldo Carretero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Adalberto Anel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Aldo Carretero came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Ponedero 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 Aldo Carretero couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Adalberto Anel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 21st minute of the match Ponedero FC got a corner. Pichinde FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Asur Arrizabalaga ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 24 minutes of play, Ponedero FC's Aldo Carretero made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adalberto Anel was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd minute of the match Asur Arrizabalaga shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adalberto Anel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pichinde FC's Roman Gao got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 42 minutes, Aldo Carretero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponedero FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Carretero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignado Malburgo during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aldo Carretero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Anel having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zumar Pachistre to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Roman Gao put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jeronimo Villascuerna. Roman Gao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jeronimo Villascuerna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeronimo Villascuerna made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Roman Gao sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd match minute, Ponedero FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matxin Burriaga to maneuver through the defense. Adalberto Anel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matxin Burriaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 66 minutes, Aldo Carretero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponedero FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Carretero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Matxin Burriaga notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Pichinde FC's Adalberto Anel. Adalberto Anel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 79th minute, Aureo Faubelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ponedero FC booed when Pichinde FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafino Masas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adalberto Anel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beliran Magdaleno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Beliran Magdaleno sped through Pichinde FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adalberto Anel. If Matxin Burriaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 92 minutes, Zumar Pachistre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pichinde FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zumar Pachistre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 97 minutes into the game, Ponedero FC's Matxin Burriaga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adalberto Anel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pichinde FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ponedero FC.