League Play-Off

Llivia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xuaco Calderon got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Llivia's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Torres came free, but Macerio Naranjo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Utebo's Eleodoro Nunez got control of the ball when Aketza Morales tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute Xuaco Calderon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleodoro Nunez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot by Claudio Vagrande from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Eleodoro Nunez's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Llivia's Aketza Morales got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Llivia's Xuaco Calderon suffered a sore thigh after 18 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demetrio Morcego during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Utebo getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Demetrio Morcego hit a great ball. If Aketza Morales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 22 played minutes Utebo got a freekick which was hit by Raymond Albizua. After a rather tough play, Llivia's Ponciano Ladra got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Montay Teruel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Macerio Naranjo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After having played for 31 minutes, Aketza Morales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Llivia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aketza Morales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aketza Morales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duarte Vallejo got free with Eleodoro Nunez in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dalmacio Escobar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Eleodoro Nunez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Llivia's Macerio Naranjo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Sauca in the 48th minute of play.

Aketza Morales received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Eleodoro Nunez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Utebo getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Erasto Navarro hit a great ball. Aketza Morales struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Eleodoro Nunez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Llivia. Macerio Naranjo made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Montay Teruel sent off a good shot on target. Jeremias Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Macerio Naranjo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jeremias Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aketza Morales received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Eleodoro Nunez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Aketza Morales left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Llivia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeremias Torres in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Macerio Naranjo saved Llivia from getting behind. Montay Teruel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Macerio Naranjo having to interfere. Macerio Naranjo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Torres in the 94th minute of play. Eleodoro Nunez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aketza Morales in the 96th minute of the match. Utebo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.