League Play-Off

Estadio Aive
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Aive's Fermin Maldonado 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. Paulo Onofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Sergio Hitzeder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Guatimozín AFC's Paulo Onofre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Hitzeder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Javier Lehen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Hitzeder having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Guatimozín AFC's Paulo Onofre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Hitzeder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Lehen in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Hitzeder saved Aive from getting behind. Sergio Hitzeder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Onofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Sergio Hitzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Lehen in the 24th minute of the match. Norberto Behe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciriaco Urritz in the 26th minute. The supporters of Guatimozín AFC booed when Aive was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Uhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Urritz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Behe was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maximo Calisto during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Maximo Calisto kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Aive's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Onofre came free, but Sergio Hitzeder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Fermin Maldonado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Onofre recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Narciso Aureo hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Sergio Hitzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Onofre in the 44th minute of the match. Julio Uhin's late challenge caught a Guatimozín AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julio Uhin helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 played minutes Aive got a freekick which was hit by Julio Uhin. If Paulo Onofre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

With a little luck, Aive's Sergio Hitzeder got control of the ball when Javier Lehen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fermin Maldonado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Aive defense, Javier Lehen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Hitzeder. The Aive fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Hitzeder should have stopped the shot. If Paulo Onofre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fermin Maldonado in the 78th minute of play forced Guatimozín AFC's goalkeeper Norberto Behe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 79 minutes, Ciriaco Urritz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aive's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciriaco Urritz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Paulo Onofre 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. Norberto Behe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciriaco Urritz in the 85th minute of the match. Guatimozín AFC were furious when Lucas Umbruso was red carded, 87 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 87th minute, one of Guatimozín AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Guatimozín AFC. When Ciriaco Urritz came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Aive 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 Ciriaco Urritz couldn't finish the play. The Guatimozín AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.