League Play-Off

Codihué
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rolando Caton kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Rolando Caton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the game, Esteban Quilo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lorenzo Fertus was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rolando Caton might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lorenzo Fertus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rolando Caton ran back to his position shaking his head. 12 minutes into the match, Codihué AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Caton came free, but Lorenzo Fertus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Rolando Caton notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Codihué AFC's Lorenzo Fertus. Lorenzo Fertus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rolando Caton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lorenzo Fertus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Gartxot in the 22nd minute of play forced Sevingé's goalkeeper Arnulfo Osasun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulino Urtungo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Rolando Caton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sevingé's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolando Caton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lorenzo Fertus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Guido Gartxot fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Codihué AFC's protests and gave Guido Gartxot a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Codihué AFC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Guido Gartxot hit a great ball. Esteban Quilo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Lorenzo Fertus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lorenzo Fertus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Caton in the 48th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guido Gartxot to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Sevingé was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Gombal to maneuver through the defense. After 55 minutes, Leonel Lando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sevingé and the Codihué AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Sevingé's zone, Guido Gartxot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnulfo Osasun came out of the goal and Guido Gartxot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lorenzo Fertus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esteban Quilo in the 60th minute. Blas Tximitx's late challenge caught a Sevingé's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Blas Tximitx helped the player get up and apologised. If Esteban Quilo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the game, Esteban Quilo lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Lorenzo Fertus. Elvio Sauveur charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elvio Sauveur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Elvio Sauveur hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Lorenzo Fertus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esteban Quilo in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute Rolando Caton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Fertus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Codihué AFC's Guido Gartxot got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Guido Gartxot off the ground. After a rather tough play, Codihué AFC's Guido Gartxot got a free kick in the 82nd minute. If Esteban Quilo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rolando Caton 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. With an all-out effort, Sevingé's Lorenzo Fertus threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rolando Caton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 92 minutes, Paulino Urtungo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Codihué AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulino Urtungo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded Sevingé left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Codihué AFC.