League Play-Off

Tear Sweatshop
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Urtsin Patiño took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bautista Orbiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Cuevas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Elias Abril ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Camilo Mata was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Astaná's goalkeeper Bautista Orbiz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jordi Vacas. Jordi Vacas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bautista Orbiz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Elias Abril recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Elias Abril had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Urtsin Patiño managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astaná's supporters rose to their feet, but Urtsin Patiño was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Camilo Mata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Camilo Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Abril, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Urtsin Patiño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Mata having to interfere. Jordi Vacas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45thth minute of the game Urtsin Patiño who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azuquiqui Crying Machine's Camilo Mata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nahia Salazar made a great header on Azuquiqui Crying Machine's corner, it was just that Astaná's Bautista Orbiz managed to reach the ball for a save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roque Cuevas made a kick off. Bautista Orbiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jordi Vacas in the 55th minute of play. When the match had been going on for 59 minutes, Astaná's Victorino Ucero got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Camilo Mata. In the 64th minute Urtsin Patiño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Mata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Astaná's Urtsin Patiño got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bautista Orbiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jordi Vacas in the 71st minute of play. Camilo Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urtsin Patiño in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Urtsin Patiño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Mata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Astaná's Urtsin Patiño nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Camilo Mata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. If Urtsin Patiño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the match, Azuquiqui Crying Machine's goalkeeper Camilo Mata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Abril. The audience was convinced that Urtsin Patiño's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Mata was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Astaná's Bautista Orbiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jordi Vacas in the 92nd minute of play. When Urtsin Patiño came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Astaná 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 Patiño couldn't finish the play. Victorino Ucero's late challenge caught a Azuquiqui Crying Machine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victorino Ucero helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes Astaná got a freekick which was hit by Victorino Ucero. Jordi Vacas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Bautista Orbiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Astaná's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.