League Play-Off

Estadio Estrugamou
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Americo Esquipula started the match with the kick off. Teodosio Montes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Argoitz having to interfere. 5 minutes into the game, Anastasio Belarmo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estrugamou's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC's Atilano Lordi got a free kick in the 7th minute. The long shot by Bartolo Luar in the 11th minute really tested Evaristo Txatxu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 13 played minutes Estrugamou got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Luar. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Americo Esquipula got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Igor Roland took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evaristo Txatxu. Evaristo Txatxu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 25th minute, Domingo Iztal made a precise shot to the right of Javier Argoitz. Estrugamou's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 31st minute, Igor Roland 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. Estrugamou's Javier Argoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Iztal in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC's Domingo Iztal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Javier Argoitz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute Americo Esquipula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evaristo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Americo Esquipula came free, but Evaristo Txatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Domingo Iztal to make the kick off. Domingo Iztal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55thth minute of the game Domingo Iztal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estrugamou's Javier Argoitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 58 minutes, Bartolo Luar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Estrugamou and the ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 57 minutes into the game, one of Estrugamou:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 62 minutes into the game, one of ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Godofredo Sotero walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After some careless play in the Estrugamou defense, Teodosio Montes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Javier Argoitz. The Estrugamou fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Javier Argoitz should have stopped the shot. Alonzo Umea hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Atilano Lordi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Americo Esquipula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Javier Argoitz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodosio Montes in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Igor Roland notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC's Evaristo Txatxu. Evaristo Txatxu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Domingo Iztal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Javier Argoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Americo Esquipula might have been able to make a better finish in the 99th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evaristo Txatxu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Americo Esquipula ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC's Higinio Gonchan got a free kick in the 101st minute. Igor Roland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 103rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evaristo Txatxu having to interfere. The ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ≯Eagles≯United≯ FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.