League Play-Off

Lopiara
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Javier Bordat kicked off to start the match. Abel Librado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Fernando Kismi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Javier Bordat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lopiara's supporters rose to their feet, but Javier Bordat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Kismi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 10 minutes in the game, Abel Librado fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Fernando Kismi having to interfere. Lopiara's Nicanor Urtun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Behe in the 14th minute of play. Fernando Kismi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Bordat in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Lopiara's goal looked a bit too open when Gavino Behe came free, but Nicanor Urtun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celestino Gabon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fernando Kismi. Encrucijada AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Javier Bordat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Gavino Behe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicanor Urtun was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. If Abel Librado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicanor Urtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Behe in the 30th minute of the match. Abel Librado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Librado got free with Fernando Kismi in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute Gavino Behe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicanor Urtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Lucio Aurre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gavino Behe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Abel Librado came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Lopiara 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 Abel Librado couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the match, Encrucijada AFC's Lucio Aurre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicanor Urtun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Lucio Aurre notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Lopiara's Nicanor Urtun. Nicanor Urtun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 70 played minutes Encrucijada AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Odilon. Benigno Osmundo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fernando Kismi. Encrucijada AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lucio Aurre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicanor Urtun was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gavino Behe showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 83 minute of play. If Javier Bordat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Javier Bordat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Fernando Kismi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 97 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lopiara! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Encrucijada AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.