League Play-Off

Balde
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Candido Diegotxe kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Sara FC booed when Balde FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnulfo Matteo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Karmel in the 7th minute of play forced Balde FC's goalkeeper Flavio Ondino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Balde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Karmel came free, but Flavio Ondino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aurelio Karmel in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Ondino saved Balde FC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Melquiades Laurendi got free with Cristian Lorenz in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victorino Che fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Lorenz having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Justino Bernard 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. 21 minutes into the game, Aurelio Karmel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Flavio Ondino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute, Victorino Che 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. Victorino Che fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Lorenz having to interfere. Aurelio Karmel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Ondino having to interfere. When Justino Bernard came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Sara 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 Justino Bernard couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd match minute, Balde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Lizar to maneuver through the defense. Justino Bernard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Flavio Ondino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Melquiades Laurendi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Justino Bernard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Ondino having to interfere. The supporters of Sara FC booed when Balde FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorino Che didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aurelio Karmel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Balde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Karmel came free, but Flavio Ondino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 54 minutes of play, Balde FC's Melquiades Laurendi made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Lorenz was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot by Eliseo Dolfos from long distance, 59 minutes into the match, got Flavio Ondino's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Victorino Che hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Justino Bernard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 61 minutes, Ramon Lizar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balde FC and the Sara FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Bernard got free with Flavio Ondino in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Justino Bernard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sara FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Flavio Ondino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Justino Bernard in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Bernard got free with Flavio Ondino in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Justino Bernard 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. Felix Gerazan scored 2-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristian Lorenz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sara FC's Cristian Lorenz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Laurendi in the 88th minute of play. Justino Bernard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Ondino having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Melquiades Laurendi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Lorenz. Sara FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Melquiades Laurendi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Balde FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.