League Play-Off

GRAN CANARIA
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Florinio Castellano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renato Cartagena hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florinio Castellano in the 12th minute of play forced U.D. PÍO PIO's goalkeeper Presebal Aizpurua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Aretxabaleta booed when U.D. PÍO PIO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bizen Ricoy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute Florinio Castellano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Presebal Aizpurua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eleazar Durango's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Presebal Aizpurua was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Florinio Castellano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Presebal Aizpurua having to interfere. The supporters of U.D. PÍO PIO booed when Aretxabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleazar Durango didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florinio Castellano struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Presebal Aizpurua didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aretxabaleta. Segundo Hernandez's late challenge caught a U.D. PÍO PIO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Segundo Hernandez helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U.D. PÍO PIO booed when Aretxabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Hernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had been going on for 39 minutes Marco Montaña shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Cornelio Benedicto when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. Cornelio Benedicto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mergildo Esteban in the 40th minute of the match. Venceslás Vazquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Cornelio Benedicto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mergildo Esteban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 48 minutes into the match, U.D. PÍO PIO's Mergildo Esteban sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cornelio Benedicto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Florinio Castellano to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eleazar Durango got free with Presebal Aizpurua in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Eleazar Durango managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aretxabaleta's supporters rose to their feet, but Eleazar Durango was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Presebal Aizpurua breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 56 minutes into the game, Eleazar Durango cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Presebal Aizpurua was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Florinio Castellano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 68 minutes, Eleazar Durango managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aretxabaleta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eleazar Durango was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Florinio Castellano fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With a little luck, U.D. PÍO PIO's Presebal Aizpurua got control of the ball when Eleazar Durango tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mergildo Esteban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Benedicto having to interfere. Florinio Castellano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Presebal Aizpurua when he managed to save the team from getting behind. U.D. PÍO PIO's Presebal Aizpurua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florinio Castellano in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of Aretxabaleta booed when U.D. PÍO PIO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomero Campoamor didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Aretxabaleta's Florinio Castellano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Presebal Aizpurua. That made the score 0-2 after 91 minutes of play. Presebal Aizpurua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florinio Castellano, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The Aretxabaleta players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.