League Play-Off

Britos
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Honorio Sabino kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the game, Donato Salamon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Britos AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ibahay the free kick. In the 8th match minute, Britos AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Salamon to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Mikolas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paulino Aballe. Britos AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Paulino Aballe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Txindoki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the game, Maximo Illart was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Britos AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ibahay the free kick. In the 15th minute Honorio Sabino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmiro Tabby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Honorio Sabino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Delmiro Tabby. The goal made the score 1-0. Paulino Aballe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Txindoki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ibahay's zone, Narciso Montrel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delmiro Tabby came out of the goal and Narciso Montrel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lucio Txindoki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Cristos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Honorio Sabino 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. Delmiro Tabby made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narciso Montrel in the 44th minute. Delmiro Tabby was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Honorio Sabino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 45 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucio Txindoki to make the kick off. Britos AFC's Paulino Aballe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Britos AFC from getting a goal against them. Delmiro Tabby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Montrel in the 60th minute of play. Paulino Aballe was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Raul Amato capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raul Amato really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Gerardo Eguzki hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Paulino Aballe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Cristos in the 69th minute. Lucio Txindoki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Aballe having to interfere. Paulino Aballe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucio Txindoki in the 75th minute of the match. Antonio Cristos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulino Aballe having to make a save. Lucio Txindoki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Paulino Aballe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antonio Cristos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Paulino Aballe skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 83rd minute Lucio Txindoki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmiro Tabby stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Honorio Sabino's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Britos AFC's Paulino Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Txindoki in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Britos AFC's goalkeeper Paulino Aballe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Ibahay defense, Honorio Sabino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmiro Tabby. The Ibahay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmiro Tabby should have stopped the shot. Ibahay's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.