League Play-Off

Poma
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Roman old boys's Roberto Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Raymundo in the 3rd minute of play. Roberto Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Cresencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Eustaquio Oihan charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustaquio Oihan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Naranjito booed when Roman old boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Oihan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tobias Tolino's late challenge caught a Naranjito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tobias Tolino helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Roman old boys getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Tobias Tolino hit a great ball. With a little luck, Naranjito's Christian Raulo got control of the ball when Feliberto Bortzaioriz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roberto Beliran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodosio Raymundo in the 33rd minute of the match. Roberto Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodosio Raymundo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Teodosio Raymundo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Roberto Beliran. After the first half Naranjito were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Feliberto Bortzaioriz to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Lisandro Mero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roman old boys's Roberto Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Raymundo in the 54th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Naranjito's Roberto Beliran threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Teodosio Raymundo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Teodosio Raymundo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute, Joel Urtun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Feliberto Bortzaioriz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Roman old boys's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliberto Bortzaioriz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Raulo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Naranjito booed when Roman old boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Bortzaioriz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Feliberto Bortzaioriz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christian Raulo having to make a save. 77 minutes into the match, Horacio Cresencio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roberto Beliran. Roman old boys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Horacio Cresencio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The supporters of Roman old boys booed when Naranjito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horacio Cresencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Roman old boys's Roberto Beliran got control of the ball when Horacio Cresencio tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Roman old boys getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Eustaquio Oihan hit a great ball. Roberto Beliran was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cipriano Venceslas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Mero in the 90th minute of play forced Naranjito's goalkeeper Christian Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Naranjito supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Naranjito would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.