League Play-Off

ALTAIR LPCJ
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oswaldo Lavijo started the match with the kick off. Pablo-Enrique Cabrero hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Gondwana AIK's Suárez Roque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ursino Villalobos in the 7th minute of play. Oswaldo Lavijo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zenon Zugarrondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 minutes of play, UD Belen's Ursino Villalobos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Suárez Roque was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zenon Zugarrondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Cotera Nogal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Zenon Zugarrondo put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cotera Nogal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yambay Aguinagalde got free with Cotera Nogal in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Zenon Zugarrondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gondwana AIK's supporters rose to their feet, but Zenon Zugarrondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cotera Nogal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cotera Nogal was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Oswaldo Lavijo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oswaldo Lavijo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Ramiro in the 44th minute of play forced Gondwana AIK's goalkeeper Suárez Roque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Oswaldo Lavijo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Cotera Nogal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Norberto Santotis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cotera Nogal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oswaldo Lavijo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Ignacio Arnaez's late challenge caught a Gondwana AIK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ignacio Arnaez helped the player get up and apologised. Ignacio Arnaez hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Gondwana AIK's Oswaldo Lavijo in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UD Belen's goalie prevented a goal. UD Belen's Cotera Nogal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenon Zugarrondo in the 64th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gondwana AIK's zone, Ursino Villalobos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Suárez Roque came out of the goal and Ursino Villalobos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 78 minutes into the match, Gondwana AIK's goalkeeper Suárez Roque had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Ramiro. Zenon Zugarrondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oswaldo Lavijo in the 81st minute of play forced UD Belen's goalkeeper Cotera Nogal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Suárez Roque managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when UD Belen's Jonathan Ramiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Gondwana AIK's zone, Ursino Villalobos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Suárez Roque came out of the goal and Ursino Villalobos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cotera Nogal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zenon Zugarrondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Suárez Roque successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of UD Belen booed when Gondwana AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yambay Aguinagalde didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gondwana AIK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of UD Belen for a fine match.