League Play-Off

Sina
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carmelo Barraza took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Naldo Gabirondo came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Sina 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 Naldo Gabirondo couldn't finish the play. Sina FC's Ritchie Brochero got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Pecanane 's zone, Ritchie Brochero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osoitz Miravalles came out of the goal and Ritchie Brochero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Naldo Gabirondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Osoitz Miravalles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17thth minute of the game Ritchie Brochero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pecanane 's Osoitz Miravalles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ritchie Brochero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osoitz Miravalles made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Naldo Gabirondo sent off a good shot on target. Pecanane 's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Ritchie Brochero scored to the left of an out of position Osoitz Miravalles, making the score, 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cordarin Cendan during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cordarin Cendan hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ritchie Brochero in the 29th minute of play forced Pecanane 's goalkeeper Osoitz Miravalles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Ritchie Brochero took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Osoitz Miravalles to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Naldo Gabirondo got free with Osoitz Miravalles in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carmelo Barraza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ritchie Brochero to make the kick off. Osoitz Miravalles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Heriberto Mones went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 60 minutes into the match, Naldo Gabirondo notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Pecanane 's Osoitz Miravalles. Osoitz Miravalles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 64 minutes, Heriberto Mones mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sina FC and the Pecanane players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sina FC's Heriberto Mones got a free kick in the 64th minute. When Naldo Gabirondo came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Sina 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 Naldo Gabirondo couldn't finish the play. Naldo Gabirondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Osoitz Miravalles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ritchie Brochero in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Osoitz Miravalles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ritchie Brochero scored 5-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osoitz Miravalles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maurino Ondovilla's late challenge caught a Pecanane 's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maurino Ondovilla helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, Maurino Ondovilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Naldo Gabirondo in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osoitz Miravalles saved Pecanane from getting behind. In the 84th minute, Heriberto Mones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute Naldo Gabirondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osoitz Miravalles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osoitz Miravalles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Naldo Gabirondo went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Ritchie Brochero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Osoitz Miravalles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Pecanane getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Maju Maliaño hit a great ball. Osoitz Miravalles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo Gabirondo in the 98th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pecanane players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sina FC.