League Play-Off

Madroñera
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zadornin Villalcazar started the match with the kick off. After 8 played minutes Madroñera FC got a freekick which was hit by Vaden Fuente. 11 minutes into the game, Zadornin Villalcazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Flor Pantoja was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthew Idiaquez in the 15th minute of play forced Athletic Club de Bilbao's goalkeeper Humberto Carceles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Athletic Club de Bilbao's Humberto Carceles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Idiaquez in the 16th minute of play. Zadornin Villalcazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Eneto Morcego 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. In the 24th minute Matthew Idiaquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Carceles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Eneto Morcego managed to get in a good position for a shot. Madroñera FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eneto Morcego was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Humberto Carceles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zadornin Villalcazar hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Humberto Carceles made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Eneto Morcego sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the match, Madroñera FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zadornin Villalcazar came free, but Flor Pantoja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julio Turrilla during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Madroñera FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Athletic Club de Bilbao. Carolo Vagrande stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Flor Pantoja. 0-2. Athletic Club de Bilbao's Humberto Carceles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Athletic Club de Bilbao from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matthew Idiaquez was the one to do the kick off. Humberto Carceles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthew Idiaquez in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Matthew Idiaquez made a precise shot to the right of Humberto Carceles. Athletic Club de Bilbao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Madroñera FC's goalkeeper Flor Pantoja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Flor Pantoja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zadornin Villalcazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Matthew Idiaquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Humberto Carceles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eneto Morcego, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The supporters of Athletic Club de Bilbao booed when Madroñera FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaden Fuente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Natanael Cifuentes in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Flor Pantoja, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Natanael Cifuentes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Flor Pantoja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natanael Cifuentes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flor Pantoja having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Vaden Fuente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matthew Idiaquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Athletic Club de Bilbao supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Athletic Club de Bilbao would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.