League Play-Off

Chumbicha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angelo Rafel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Celestino Elodio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nunez Beltxe in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Robustiano Hartz notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Chumbicha FC's Celestino Elodio. Celestino Elodio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chumbicha FC's Celestino Elodio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Rafel in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robustiano Hartz in the 17th minute of play forced Chumbicha FC's goalkeeper Celestino Elodio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chumbicha FC were furious when Alvaro Goyo was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chumbicha FC! Ezequiel Txaran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Saladas FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chumbicha FC:s goal. In the 30th minute, Chumbicha FC got a penalty, and Dario Oskarbi placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. A collision led to Saladas FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Nunez Beltxe hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Chumbicha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robustiano Hartz came free, but Celestino Elodio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 40 minutes, Eleuterio Bautista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chumbicha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eleuterio Bautista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 42 minutes, Ezequiel Txaran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chumbicha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ezequiel Txaran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eleuterio Bautista to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Nunez Beltxe 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. Celestino Elodio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robustiano Hartz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 52 minute of play. The supporters of Saladas FC booed when Chumbicha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ezequiel Txaran didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Chumbicha FC's Isidro Vigil got a free kick in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Saladas FC's Robustiano Hartz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Robustiano Hartz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celestino Elodio came out and tried to block the shot, but Robustiano Hartz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Chumbicha FC's Eleuterio Bautista got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 64 minutes, Ezequiel Txaran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chumbicha FC and the Saladas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Chumbicha FC got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Txaran. Celestino Elodio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Rafel in the 67th minute of the match. Celestino Elodio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robustiano Hartz in the 69th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Saladas FC's Celestino Elodio threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Angelo Rafel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Celestino Elodio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Rafel in the 75th minute of play. Chumbicha FC's Eleuterio Bautista got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Angelo Rafel took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Celestino Elodio to make any attempt to save it. Donato Eztebe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ezequiel Txaran went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-6 was the resulting score. Ezequiel Txaran kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Chumbicha FC's goalkeeper Celestino Elodio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nunez Beltxe. In the 90th minute of the match, Robustiano Hartz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Celestino Elodio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Angelo Rafel came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Saladas 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 Angelo Rafel couldn't finish the play. Celestino Elodio didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 94th minute, which inside left pole to 2-7. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Saladas FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.