League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Naupe SC's Lisandro Vaca 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. Lisandro Vaca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ugaitz Betancourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Vaca in the 11th minute of play forced Ceuceda's goalkeeper Ugaitz Betancourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chalá Palmero in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walter Cardeños saved Naupe SC from getting behind. Urtsin Iracheta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Ugaitz Betancourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hector-Luis Villaquiran fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ceuceda's protests and gave Hector-Luis Villaquiran a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Naupe SC booed when Ceuceda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector-Luis Villaquiran didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Yiyo Caballeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Naupe SC's Walter Cardeños played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Castejon in the 26th minute of play. Urtsin Iracheta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute, one of Naupe SC: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 Naupe SC. Gabriel Castejon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Cardeños having to interfere. Lisandro Vaca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ugaitz Betancourt having to interfere. After 46 played minutes Ceuceda got a freekick which was hit by Ortíz Lebon. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urtsin Iracheta got free with Ugaitz Betancourt in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Chalá Palmero to make the kick off. Urtsin Iracheta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Ugaitz Betancourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 played minutes Ceuceda got a freekick which was hit by Rey Piedrahita. Chalá Palmero was extremely unlucky when he, in the 63rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Lastra Taviel kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Chalá Palmero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Walter Cardeños tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ceuceda's zone, Urtsin Iracheta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ugaitz Betancourt came out of the goal and Urtsin Iracheta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd match minute, Ceuceda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venceslao Rogel to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute Lisandro Vaca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ugaitz Betancourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Castejon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Walter Cardeños skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gabriel Castejon had several of the Naupe SC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 81 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Walter Cardeños as he didn't even see the shot coming. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rey Piedrahita during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rey Piedrahita hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. When Urtsin Iracheta came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Naupe SC 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 Urtsin Iracheta couldn't finish the play. The Ceuceda 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.