League Play-Off

Estadio Popoy
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabricio Shepherd made the kick off which started today's match. Javier Quirce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Itzaina in the 6th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Fernan Bermudo 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. A collision led to Popoy FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Honorio Hodei hit a great ball. Luisiana's Hector Cordairo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 12th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Popoy FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Bermudo in the 14th minute of play forced Popoy FC's goalkeeper Javier Quirce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Javier Quirce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Bermudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabricio Shepherd charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabricio Shepherd the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, Fabricio Shepherd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fernan Bermudo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luisiana's attack was well implemented in the 27th minute, but when Isaac Itzaina was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. After 30 played minutes Popoy FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabricio Shepherd. In the 37th minute, Fabricio Shepherd 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 was convinced that Fabricio Shepherd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aquiles Ekialde was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. When Flavio Toli fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Popoy FC's protests and gave Flavio Toli a yellow card for diving instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isaac Itzaina made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Isaac Itzaina took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Javier Quirce to make any attempt to save it. Tadeo Fliz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tadeo Fliz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aquiles Ekialde having to interfere. Tadeo Fliz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Aquiles Ekialde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Fliz in the 77th minute of play forced Luisiana's goalkeeper Aquiles Ekialde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Popoy FC's Jaime Ramone got a free kick in the 81st minute. Fernan Bermudo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Quirce having to interfere. Tadeo Fliz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aquiles Ekialde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricio Shepherd in the 95th minute of play forced Luisiana's goalkeeper Aquiles Ekialde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Luisiana eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.