League Play-Off

Estadio Nari
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John Carranza got the match started through his kick off. Johnny Urtasabel's late challenge caught a Cojimies's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johnny Urtasabel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd minute, Johnny Urtasabel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Zoil Candana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 minutes, Santos Tomas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nari and the Cojimies players grew even worse after the yellow card. Santos Tomas hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Nari's Parrales Huarte got a free kick in the 9th minute. A hard shot 13 in the game by Rogelio Pareja from a close distance when the talented Arlín Gibaja managed to make a qualified save. Cojimies's players were relieved. If John Carranza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zoil Candana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. John Carranza got in the 26th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Casado Roales handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Nari's goal looked a bit too open when Zoil Candana came free, but Casado Roales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Arlín Gibaja managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Nari's Rogelio Pareja fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpected shot in the 33rd minute by Rogelio Pareja got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 36th minute of the match Duarte Zumiza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Casado Roales showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Guagua Alesanco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cojimies's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nari the free kick. After 38 played minutes Cojimies got a freekick which was hit by Guagua Alesanco. John Carranza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casado Roales having to interfere. Parrales Huarte hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. John Carranza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Casado Roales tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Montiano to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55thth minute of the game Rogelio Pareja who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cojimies's Arlín Gibaja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nari's goalkeeper Casado Roales, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If John Carranza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mario Valonga during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rogelio Pareja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rogelio Pareja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlín Gibaja having to interfere. Casado Roales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Carranza, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Casado Roales successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Duarte Zumiza charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duarte Zumiza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cojimies fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! John Carranza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casado Roales having to interfere.