League Play-Off

Estadio BNK F.C.
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gómez Postigo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Leandro Gabirondo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With 9 minutes on the clock, Rodolfo Pumareto commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for B.N.K. F.C.! 14 minutes into the match, B.N.K. F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Xan Barral came free, but Thijs Gulpen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thijs Gulpen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Escobar Ayasti in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th match minute, B.N.K. F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valerio Tramontes to maneuver through the defense. Paolo Bugedo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thijs Gulpen. B.N.K. F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, B.N.K. F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Escobar Ayasti came free, but Thijs Gulpen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gómez Postigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute Gómez Postigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thijs Gulpen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Xan Barral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UD Cachitoma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When B.N.K. F.C.'s Leandro Gabirondo in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UD Cachitoma's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind UD Cachitoma's goalkeeper López Valdecañas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Wilmer Alfaro came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the UD Cachitoma 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 Wilmer Alfaro couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute Gómez Postigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thijs Gulpen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Escobar Ayasti in the 45th minute of play forced B.N.K. F.C.'s goalkeeper Thijs Gulpen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute Leandro Gabirondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but López Valdecañas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 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. Leandro Gabirondo was the one to do the kick off. Leandro Gabirondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 minutes, Ordóñez Araujo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the B.N.K. F.C. and the UD Cachitoma players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, one of B.N.K. F.C.: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 B.N.K. F.C.. B.N.K. F.C.:s Thijs Gulpen showed great skill when he stopped Paolo Bugedo:s penalty. Escobar Ayasti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Thijs Gulpen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xan Barral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Thijs Gulpen made a huge save. Leandro Gabirondo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without López Valdecañas having to make a save. In the 73rd minute Leandro Gabirondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but López Valdecañas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th match minute, B.N.K. F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Gabirondo to maneuver through the defense. López Valdecañas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Gabirondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 98th minute of the match B.N.K. F.C. got a corner. UD Cachitoma's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leandro Gabirondo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Leandro Gabirondo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this López Valdecañas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the final whistle sounded UD Cachitoma left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than B.N.K. F.C..