League Play-Off

Luis Pirata Fuente
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) FC Dynamite's Brayden Markou 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brayden Markou in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Basilio Ilazki saved Tiburones Rojos Veracruz from getting behind. Remigio Abeitia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basilio Ilazki having to interfere. 10 minutes into the game, Teofilo Blai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Dynamite's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiburones Rojos Veracruz the free kick. A collision led to FC Dynamite getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Teofilo Blai hit a great ball. Angelino Rafe received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bernabe Juvenal came out and tried to block the shot, but Angelino Rafe slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. FC Dynamite's Bernabe Juvenal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save FC Dynamite from getting a goal against them. Bernabe Juvenal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelino Rafe in the 18th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Tiburones Rojos Veracruz defense, Remigio Abeitia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Basilio Ilazki. The Tiburones Rojos Veracruz fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Basilio Ilazki should have stopped the shot. Cristian Inguma received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bernabe Juvenal came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Inguma slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, FC Dynamite's goal looked a bit too open when Angelino Rafe came free, but Bernabe Juvenal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Angelino Rafe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 45 minutes, Remigio Abeitia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Dynamite's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remigio Abeitia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiburones Rojos Veracruz's goalkeeper Basilio Ilazki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 48 played minutes, FC Dynamite's Emanuel Balesio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Basilio Ilazki came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Dynamite reached it. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Angelino Rafe made the kick off in the second half. Bernabe Juvenal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Inguma, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Basilio Ilazki acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 60th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Emanuel Balesio. Remigio Abeitia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th match minute, Tiburones Rojos Veracruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicasio Atarrabi to maneuver through the defense. Bernabe Juvenal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Inguma in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Dynamite's Arsenio Santos got a free kick in the 74th minute. Brayden Markou charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brayden Markou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Cristian Inguma came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Tiburones Rojos Veracruz 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 Cristian Inguma couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the game, Brayden Markou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Basilio Ilazki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Brayden Markou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brayden Markous short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Basilio Ilazki to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Tiburones Rojos Veracruz booed when FC Dynamite was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Marin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Angelino Rafe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Dynamite's Bernabe Juvenal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manuel Donostia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernabe Juvenal. FC Dynamite's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. FC Dynamite's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.