League Play-Off

Estadio Tortuguitas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tortuguitas AFC's Marcial Ascencio 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. Ramiro Behe was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 4 minutes into the match. Iker Seguinus went to the wrong direction when David Havier was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Danilo Camerino kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. When Carlos Senio fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tortuguitas AFC's protests and gave Carlos Senio a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tortuguitas AFC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Carlos Senio hit a great ball. Gregorio Gurutz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Kiliz having to interfere. In the 24th minute Denis Gombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Seguinus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgardo Xacintu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Iker Seguinus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Esther got a freekick which was hit by Artemio Giro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Gombal in the 35th minute of play forced Tortuguitas AFC's goalkeeper Iker Seguinus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gregorio Gurutz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Gombal in the 43rd minute of play forced Tortuguitas AFC's goalkeeper Iker Seguinus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Edgardo Xacintu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esther's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Xacintu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iker Seguinus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Denis Gombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Iker Seguinus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgardo Xacintu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amado Gustau during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amado Gustau hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Edgardo Xacintu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iker Seguinus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Xacintu in the 59th minute of play. Gregorio Gurutz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Esther's Severino Bitxintxo got a free kick in the 64th minute. Orlando Kiliz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Gurutz in the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, Tortuguitas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvio Tome to maneuver through the defense. Gregorio Gurutz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Marcelo Rosario was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tortuguitas AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esther the free kick. A collision led to Tortuguitas AFC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Marcelo Rosario hit a great ball. Tortuguitas AFC's Gregorio Gurutz got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelo Rosario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Orlando Kiliz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gregorio Gurutz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Carlos Senio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tortuguitas AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Senio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orlando Kiliz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Esther players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.