League Play-Off

Sillani
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cope FC's Tercero Portillo 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. Gudesteo Mareide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tercero Portillo in the 4th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Frantzes Urbistondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eguntsenti Villarinos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Tercero Portillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cope FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Eguntsenti Villarinos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frantzes Urbistondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Frantzes Urbistondo struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Eguntsenti Villarinos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sillani . When Frantzes Urbistondo in the 28th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Eguntsenti Villarinos kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Sillani 's Frantzes Urbistondo got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bastian Tosantos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eguntsenti Villarinos having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Romano Agulla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frantzes Urbistondo to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Cope FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frantzes Urbistondo came free, but Eguntsenti Villarinos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, Leonides Afonte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cope FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sillani the free kick. A collision led to Cope FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Leonides Afonte hit a great ball. 54 minutes into the match, Cope FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bastian Tosantos came free, but Eguntsenti Villarinos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Tano Rebustillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gudesteo Mareide was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tano Rebustillo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 59 minute of play. After 63 played minutes, Cope FC's Rojelio Urtiaran shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gudesteo Mareide 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 Cope FC reached it. Tano Rebustillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bastian Tosantos in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eguntsenti Villarinos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Frantzes Urbistondo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eguntsenti Villarinos was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. If Bastian Tosantos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eguntsenti Villarinos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frantzes Urbistondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frantzes Urbistondo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eguntsenti Villarinos having to make a save. Bastian Tosantos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eguntsenti Villarinos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frantzes Urbistondo in the 86th minute of play forced Cope FC's goalkeeper Eguntsenti Villarinos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Leonides Afonte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Cope FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bastian Tosantos came free, but Eguntsenti Villarinos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 played minutes Cope FC got a freekick which was hit by Romano Agulla. Bastian Tosantos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eguntsenti Villarinos having to make a save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cope FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.