League Play-Off

Estadio Torrequebrad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xanti Gonzalez got the match started through his kick off. Jaime Pastor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Etxave Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Elexalde FC's Aurelio Carrasco got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaizka Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Carrasco in the 14th minute of play. Jaime Pastor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gaizka Sánchez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 17 minutes, Aurelio Carrasco made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Torrequebradilla's Gaizka Sánchez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Aurelio Carrasco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gaizka Sánchez came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Elexalde FC's Jaime Pastor. But to his dismay, Jaime Pastor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Justino Viqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Kaiet Pantoja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Xanti Gonzalez came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Torrequebradilla 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 Xanti Gonzalez couldn't finish the play. After having played for 46 minutes, Aurelio Carrasco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elexalde FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aurelio Carrasco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arturo Macías hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. When Aurelio Carrasco came up free with the goalie in the 49th minute, the Elexalde FC 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 Aurelio Carrasco couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aurelio Carrasco to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Etxave Marques during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gaizka Sánchez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Máximo Ruiz. 60 minutes into the game, Belasko Cienfuegos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elexalde FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torrequebradilla the free kick. Belasko Cienfuegos hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Xanti Gonzalez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Elexalde FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Cecilio Canyelles hit a great ball. Gaizka Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Carrasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jaime Pastor came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Elexalde FC 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 Jaime Pastor couldn't finish the play. In the 70th match minute, Torrequebradilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argider Hevia to maneuver through the defense. Aurelio Carrasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaizka Sánchez having to interfere. The Elexalde FC fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Elexalde FC's Aurelio Carrasco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Torrequebradilla's Narciso Sabina got a free kick in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aurelio Carrasco in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gaizka Sánchez saved Torrequebradilla from getting behind. When Jaime Pastor came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Elexalde FC 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 Jaime Pastor couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Torrequebradilla's Gaizka Sánchez got control of the ball when Jaime Pastor tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Torrequebradilla getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Argider Hevia hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Elexalde FC's Aurelio Carrasco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gaizka Sánchez. That made the score 0-5 after 94 minutes of play. Justino Viqueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaiet Pantoja having to interfere. Elexalde FC'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.