League Play-Off

Estadio Esther
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Gogo Sidro started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Esther FC's Martin Elodio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carmelo Nuxila. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. Nestor Janpier charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Janpier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Esther FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hickmann AFC:s goal. 21 minutes into the match, Hickmann AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Elodio came free, but Carmelo Nuxila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Elodio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Hickmann AFC's goalkeeper Carmelo Nuxila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Cordarryl. 27 minutes into the game, one of Esther FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Hickmann AFC a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tomas Bakar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Esther FC's Conrado Ricart. 1-2. Conrado Ricart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gogo Sidro in the 33rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Martin Elodio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esther FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Elodio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carmelo Nuxila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Cordarryl in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carmelo Nuxila, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Conrado Ricart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genaro Videl, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Gogo Sidro notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Esther FC's Conrado Ricart. Conrado Ricart was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The wind increased when Martin Elodio made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hickmann AFC's goalkeeper Carmelo Nuxila, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Cordarryl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmelo Nuxila having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Martin Elodio made a precise shot to the right of Carmelo Nuxila. Hickmann AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 69th minute, Gogo Sidro 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. Carmelo Nuxila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Elodio, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Manuel Cordarryl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmelo Nuxila having to interfere. Manuel Cordarryl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Carmelo Nuxila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 96 minutes, Braulio Cayo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hickmann AFC and the Esther FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Braulio Cayo hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. In the 99th match minute, Hickmann AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Maore to maneuver through the defense. In the 100th minute of the match Ruben Txaran shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carmelo Nuxila showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.