League Play-Off

Agapito Fernandez
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sigfrido Navarro made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Getxo's Gaitano Aguado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viviano Ortiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Sigfrido Navarro fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored At.Pueblo Nuevo's protests and gave Sigfrido Navarro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th minute Xelo Quevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viviano Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Adán Comas came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Getxo 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 Adán Comas couldn't finish the play. Getxo's Jorge Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xelo Quevedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viviano Ortiz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xelo Quevedo ran back to his position shaking his head. 29 minutes into the match, Xelo Quevedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viviano Ortiz. At.Pueblo Nuevo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xelo Quevedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Viviano Ortiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Lara in the 40th minute of the match. After some careless play in the At.Pueblo Nuevo defense, Jorge Lara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Viviano Ortiz. The At.Pueblo Nuevo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Viviano Ortiz should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Jorge Lara made the kick off in the second half. If Sigfrido Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arnaitz Martinez in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Telo Quintanilla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Getxo defense, Sigfrido Navarro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Telo Quintanilla. The Getxo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Telo Quintanilla should have stopped the shot. Arnaitz Martinez struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Telo Quintanilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for At.Pueblo Nuevo. Getxo's Telo Quintanilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaitz Martinez in the 65th minute of play. Jorge Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viviano Ortiz having to interfere. Sigfrido Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xelo Quevedo got free with Viviano Ortiz in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Lara in the 91st minute of play forced At.Pueblo Nuevo's goalkeeper Viviano Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes At.Pueblo Nuevo got a freekick which was hit by Federico Bacete. In the 95th minute of the match Rafael Alarcon shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Viviano Ortiz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Getxo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.