League Play-Off

Estadio Raíces
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mauricio Aresti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Desiderio Karmel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacobo Carlomagno in the 3rd minute of play. Gilberto Froila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Aresti, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 5th match minute, Raulet FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Marz to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute of the match Geronimo Inocente sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilberto Froila skillfully saved the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Raulet FC's Nemesio Ostargi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Desiderio Karmel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 12 played minutes Raulet FC got a freekick which was hit by Esteve Dantel. With a little luck, Raulet FC's Gilberto Froila got control of the ball when Gerardo Incendio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fernando Nardo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Desiderio Karmel having to make a save. Paulo Grabiel's late challenge caught a Raulet FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Grabiel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Raíces FC's Paulo Grabiel got a free kick in the 24th minute. Raulet FC's Fernando Nardo got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Raíces FC's zone, Nemesio Ostargi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desiderio Karmel came out of the goal and Nemesio Ostargi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilberto Froila made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Gerardo Incendio sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rdth minute of the game Nemesio Ostargi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Raíces FC's Desiderio Karmel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Desiderio Karmel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemesio Ostargi in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Ostargi in the 39th minute of play forced Raíces FC's goalkeeper Desiderio Karmel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desiderio Karmel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nemesio Ostargi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Desiderio Karmel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernando Nardo went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Fernando Nardo made the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Raulet FC! Raulet FC:s Gilberto Froila showed great skill when he stopped Geronimo Inocente:s penalty. 57 minutes into the match, Geronimo Inocente had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilberto Froila. Raulet FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geronimo Inocente was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 66th match minute, Raulet FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godofredo Beat to maneuver through the defense. Mauricio Aresti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Desiderio Karmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Nardo in the 74th minute of the match. Gerardo Incendio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Gilberto Froila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nemesio Ostargi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Fernando Nardo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Raulet FC 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 Fernando Nardo couldn't finish the play. Fernando Nardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desiderio Karmel having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 100th minute, Fernando Nardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raulet FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Nardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Desiderio Karmel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.