League Play-Off

Tapso
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Nestor Duardo started the match with the kick off. Uriel Marques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ceferino Batista having to make a save. 7 minutes into the game, one of Tapso AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 9th minute, Arturo Fernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alemania FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Uriel Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ceferino Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alejo Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Nestor Duardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Gau having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tapso AFC's zone, Iker Urritz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ceferino Batista came out of the goal and Iker Urritz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iker Urritz in the 26th minute of play forced Tapso AFC's goalkeeper Ceferino Batista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Alemania FC got a freekick which was hit by Lino Dubardo. In the 30th minute, Lino Dubardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ceferino Batista was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Ceferino Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iker Urritz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximo Baumar kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Iker Urritz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ceferino Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uriel Marques might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ceferino Batista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Uriel Marques ran back to his position shaking his head. 45 minutes into the game, Desiderio Sotero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alemania FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tapso AFC the free kick. In the 45th minute, Desiderio Sotero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iker Urritz was the one to do the kick off. Justino Haitz's late challenge caught a Alemania FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justino Haitz helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tapso AFC's Justino Haitz got a free kick in the 51st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uriel Marques got free with Ceferino Batista in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julian Montay during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, one of Tapso AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tapso AFC. Tapso AFC:s Ceferino Batista showed great skill when he stopped Arturo Fernandez:s penalty. In the 57th minute, Arturo Fernandez made a precise shot to the right of Ceferino Batista. Tapso AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Iker Urritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iker Urritz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 67th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Iker Urritz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ceferino Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Alemania FC booed when Tapso AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Baumar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Alemania FC's Arturo Fernandez broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tapso AFC's goalkeeper Ceferino Batista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ricardo Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Romelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uriel Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ceferino Batista having to interfere. In the 97th match minute, Tapso AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Romelio to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Alemania FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tapso AFC throughout the match.