League Play-Off

Apurito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dino Artero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Marcos Celis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Casanueva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sanson Malta having to interfere. Poz Tudela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Poz Tudela in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Celis saved papichulos from getting behind. 20 minutes into the match, Apurito FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Solera came free, but Sanson Malta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Poz Tudela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Apurito FC's Cresenciano Saldoval got a free kick in the 26th minute. papichulos's Pedro Casanueva got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Apurito FC's Sanson Malta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cruz Solera in the 30th minute of play. Alvaro Iturrate could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Marcos Celis made a huge save. In the 34th minute Poz Tudela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Celis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Pedro Casanueva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sanson Malta. Apurito FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Casanueva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 42 played minutes, papichulos's Gilen Espuga shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sanson Malta came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in papichulos reached it. Alvaro Iturrate blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Celis having to make a save. In the 47th minute, Cruz Solera 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Poz Tudela was the one to do the kick off. Marcos Celis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Iturrate in the 55th minute of play. Marcos Celis didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Apurito FC's Poz Tudela shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Apurito FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Cresenciano Saldoval hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, papichulos's Donostia Callon got a free kick in the 66th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Apurito FC's Alvaro Iturrate sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Celis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcos Celis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Iturrate in the 76th minute of play. Pedro Casanueva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Sanson Malta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Apurito FC's Quinto Herrara got a free kick in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Apurito FC's zone, Pedro Casanueva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sanson Malta came out of the goal and Pedro Casanueva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of papichulos booed when Apurito FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cresenciano Saldoval didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Casanueva got free with Sanson Malta in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 89 minutes into the game, Sol Zalona was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Apurito FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave papichulos the free kick. In the 89th minute, Sol Zalona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcos Celis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Iturrate in the 92nd minute of play. If Alvaro Iturrate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Casanueva might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sanson Malta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Casanueva ran back to his position shaking his head. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.