League Play-Off

Estadio Uranga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Uranga's Higinio Elorri 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. In the 4th minute of the match, Higinio Elorri tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leopoldo Oriche saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Serafin Calvino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Serafin Calvino scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jaime Frutos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Serafin Calvino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Frutos. Uranga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serafin Calvino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Serafin Calvino came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Calamar 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 Serafin Calvino couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Oriche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Elorri, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Leopoldo Oriche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Elorri, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Horacio Cayo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Leopoldo Oriche made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Karlo got free with Leopoldo Oriche in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zacarias Madaleno hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the game, Amado Millan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jaime Frutos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36th minute, Reynaldo Feo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Serafin Calvino made a precise shot to the right of Jaime Frutos. Uranga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Leopoldo Oriche was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Anier Basualdo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anier Basualdo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Karlo got free with Leopoldo Oriche in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Serafin Calvino to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Calamar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anier Basualdo came free, but Leopoldo Oriche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Serafin Calvino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Uranga's Zacarias Madaleno got a free kick in the 55th minute. After 56 minutes, Anier Basualdo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Uranga and the Calamar FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th minute, Anier Basualdo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Frutos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Darien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 played minutes Uranga got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Karlo. Serafin Calvino 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. 65 minutes into the match, Uranga's goal looked a bit too open when Carolo Ricart came free, but Jaime Frutos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Oriche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Cayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 74 minutes of play, Uranga's Anier Basualdo made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo Oriche was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Serafin Calvino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Calamar FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafin Calvino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Frutos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Calamar FC's Horacio Rudolfo was substituted for Serafin Calvino. Zacarias Madaleno charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zacarias Madaleno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th match minute, Uranga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Madaleno to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Uranga's Jaime Frutos got control of the ball when Horacio Rudolfo tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Calamar FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Reynaldo Feo hit a great ball. Leopoldo Oriche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Karlo in the 95th minute of the match. Leopoldo Oriche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Elorri in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Calamar FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Uranga.