League Play-Off

Sagunto Estadio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ulises Bueno made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 played minutes, Izalzu's Quinton Estruch shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Noya 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 Izalzu reached it. Sagunto's Julio Noya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Etxeberria in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute Ulises Bueno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patxi Bouzas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Izalzu's Patxi Bouzas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Bueno in the 13th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Ulises Bueno fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Patxi Bouzas, passed just outside the right post. Crispo Vera hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Nestor Naranjo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Noya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Naranjo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sagunto's Julio Noya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Etxeberria in the 43rd minute of play. Julio Noya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubén Etxeberria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nestor Naranjo was the one to do the kick off. Nestor Naranjo's late challenge caught a Sagunto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nestor Naranjo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, Izalzu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Naranjo to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Sagunto's Julio Noya got control of the ball when Rubén Etxeberria tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Bueno in the 58th minute of play forced Izalzu's goalkeeper Patxi Bouzas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the game, Eusebio Vallejo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sagunto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Izalzu the free kick. A collision led to Sagunto getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Eusebio Vallejo hit a great ball. Caitano Alarcon's late challenge caught a Izalzu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caitano Alarcon helped the player get up and apologised. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sagunto! When the match had been going on for 70 minutes, Izalzu's Tomás Morales 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 Julio Noya. In the 75th match minute, Izalzu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Naranjo to maneuver through the defense. If Rubén Etxeberria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sagunto's goalkeeper Julio Noya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rencio Sancho's late challenge caught a Izalzu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rencio Sancho helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th match minute, Sagunto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rencio Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Julio Noya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rubén Etxeberria in the 85th minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Ulises Bueno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sagunto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulises Bueno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Nestor Naranjo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Noya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rubén Etxeberria in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Sagunto's Rencio Sancho got a free kick in the 97th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Izalzu had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.