League Play-Off

Estadio Lozano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Antilla's Carmelo Benat started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alfonso Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute, Gaston Mateus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horacio Gipuzkoa shot from long distance in the 5th minute, but Arnoldo Domiku was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Albano Ipar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salvador Lalla's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Arnoldo Domiku skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 15 minutes into the game, when Haroldo Gamus put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Lozano:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Antilla:s goal. Albano Ipar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Rosendo Gitano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 25 minutes, Gaston Mateus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Antilla and the Lozano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gaston Mateus hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the game, Lozano's Ernesto Modestio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnoldo Domiku made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Carmelo Benat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lozano's Rosendo Gitano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Benat in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Antilla's Ernesto Bastia got a free kick in the 40th minute. 42 minutes in the game, Salvador Lalla fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Arnoldo Domiku having to interfere. Lozano's Rosendo Gitano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albano Ipar in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Salvador Lalla made a kick off. If Albano Ipar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Carmelo Benat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lozano's Salvador Lalla got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Antilla's goalkeeper Arnoldo Domiku, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lozano's Rosendo Gitano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Benat in the 63rd minute of play. Antilla's Arnoldo Domiku played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Lalla in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Ernesto Bastia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd match minute, Antilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Ponc to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, Salvador Lalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnoldo Domiku. Antilla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Salvador Lalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Serafin Ladio came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Lozano 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 Serafin Ladio couldn't finish the play. After 81 minutes of play, Antilla's Ernesto Bastia made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rosendo Gitano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rosendo Gitano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albano Ipar in the 84th minute. Horacio Gipuzkoa hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmelo Benat in the 91st minute of play forced Lozano's goalkeeper Rosendo Gitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Lozano's goal looked a bit too open when Carmelo Benat came free, but Rosendo Gitano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antilla's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.