League Play-Off

Estadio Noetinger
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mario Cristofol started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Teamgeist's goalkeeper Lucio Garikoitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hernan Paez. Hernan Paezs short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Lucio Garikoitz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Lucio Garikoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Santiago in the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Mario Cristofol made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Matia. Nottingham Forest F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Mario Cristofol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Matia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Cristofol went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Angelo Matia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Cristofol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teamgeist's Lucio Garikoitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Teamgeist from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute, Hernan Paez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucio Garikoitz. The goal made the score 1-2. Hernan Paez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Cristofol in the 44th minute of play forced Nottingham Forest F.C.'s goalkeeper Angelo Matia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nottingham Forest F.C.'s Isaias Santiago got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isaias Santiago to strike the kick off in the second half. Lino Fernado hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Teamgeist's Lino Fernado got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes in the game, Hernan Paez dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hernan Paez in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucio Garikoitz saved Teamgeist from getting behind. Lucio Garikoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Paez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd match minute, Nottingham Forest F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Berasko to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Nottingham Forest F.C.'s zone, Lino Fernado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angelo Matia came out of the goal and Lino Fernado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 68 played minutes Teamgeist got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Hitz. In the 69thth minute of the game Hernan Paez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Teamgeist's Lucio Garikoitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Nottingham Forest F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Nottingham Forest F.C.'s Isaias Santiago looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the final whistle went the supporters of Teamgeist were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Nottingham Forest F.C. side.