League Play-Off

Estadio Santa Cruz
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Santa Cruz's Urbasa Cainzos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Novo in the 6th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Santa Cruz's Paulin Ferrer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Baldemar Bergada. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emenon Merino got free with Baldemar Bergada in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Han Zhang took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Urbasa Cainzos. Urbasa Cainzos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Emenon Merino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Baldemar Bergada made a huge save. Baldemar Bergada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulin Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Estrella Roja Carabanchel's goalkeeper Baldemar Bergada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emenon Merino. Froilan Acha hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After having played for 32 minutes, Han Zhang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estrella Roja Carabanchel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Han Zhang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Han Zhang in the 34th minute of play forced Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Urbasa Cainzos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Estrella Roja Carabanchel were awarded a corner. Benito Novo went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Estrella Roja Carabanchel's Baldemar Bergada got control of the ball when Emenon Merino tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute Etxeberri Sarrate shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldemar Bergada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute of the match Austin Bueno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Urbasa Cainzos skillfully saved the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Etxeberri Sarrate fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldemar Bergada having to interfere. With 56 minutes on the clock, Rencio Sainz commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Estrella Roja Carabanchel fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! The crowd rose to their feet as Estrella Roja Carabanchel's Han Zhang slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Urbasa Cainzos. That made the score 2-2 after 65 minutes of play. In the 73rd minute, Paulin Ferrer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Etxeberri Sarrate left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Cruz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. In the 84th minute Etxeberri Sarrate shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldemar Bergada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baldemar Bergada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulin Ferrer in the 88th minute of the match. Estrella Roja Carabanchel's Baldemar Bergada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Etxeberri Sarrate in the 89th minute of play. Han Zhang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baldemar Bergada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emenon Merino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldemar Bergada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Etxeberri Sarrate, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.