League Play-Off

Estadio Famatanca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristobal Isias started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Famatanca AFC booed when Atucha AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Isias didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Serafin Santio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Naelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Cordario in the 8th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Serafin Santio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Javier Pirmin. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 16th minute, Mariano Cordario 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Orzaize got free with Javier Pirmin in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute, Ildefonso Harriet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Naelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Isias in the 24th minute of play. Serafin Santio did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Javier Pirmin 27 minutes into the match. Gaston Baumar hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Javier Pirmin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Santio, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Amancio Orzaize 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. Javier Pirmin had great luck who in the 40thth minute grab hold of the ball when Serafin Santio from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Famatanca AFC's Amancio Orzaize got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mariano Cordario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Naelio having to interfere. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Serafin Santio was the one to do the kick off. Valentin Naelio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristobal Isias, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Amancio Orzaize sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Cristobal Isias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amancio Orzaize in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Javier Pirmin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Javier Pirmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafin Santio in the 74th minute of play. Valentin Naelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Isias in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Gaston Baumar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute of the match Emanuel Jusepe sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Javier Pirmin skillfully saved the ball. In the 88th minute, Serafin Santio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cristobal Isias came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Atucha AFC 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 Cristobal Isias couldn't finish the play. Gaspar Arnalt charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaspar Arnalt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mariano Cordario scored 2-1 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valentin Naelio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Atucha AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Famatanca AFC.