League Play-Off

Tusaquilla
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diego Galindo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Apolo Rufio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tobias Koldobika showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Osasun, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Tusaquilla's Isidoro Mannie in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CF Leones's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Manuel Gartxot could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Anier Semeno however easily saved by the left post. Guido Ruisko was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 22 minutes into the match. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tusaquilla! The referee gave CF Leones a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Isidoro Bernebe, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tusaquilla's Tobias Koldobika. 0-1. Tusaquilla's Alejo Veremundo got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Claudio Fonda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Gartxot was extremely unlucky when he, in the 40th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After having played for 42 minutes, Alejo Veremundo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tusaquilla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejo Veremundo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 0-2 became the score in the 46th minute when Apolo Rufio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The Tusaquilla players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CF Leones were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Manuel Gartxot made the kick off in the second half. Manuel Gartxot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anier Semeno having to interfere. Claudio Fonda charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudio Fonda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Claudio Fonda hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Claudio Fonda kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Anier Semeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Fonda in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Manuel Gartxot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anier Semeno. CF Leones's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Gartxot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Anier Semeno came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Tusaquilla's Manuel Gartxot. But to his dismay, Manuel Gartxot quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Apolo Rufio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Tobias Koldobika skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Gartxot in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anier Semeno saved CF Leones from getting behind. The CF Leones supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing CF Leones would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.