League Play-Off

El Corral De Navarro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Zalduondo's Kiko Saura started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Fulgencio Cartagena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kemen Salazar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. If Kiko Saura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Corral De Navarro UD's Agustín Montaña played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaiet Arribas in the 15th minute of play. Fulgencio Cartagena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kemen Salazar having to interfere. In the 24thth minute of the game Israel Taules who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zalduondo's Kemen Salazar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Kaiet Arribas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zalduondo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Corral De Navarro UD the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Taules in the 36th minute of play forced Zalduondo's goalkeeper Kemen Salazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kemen Salazar had great luck who in the 39thth minute grab hold of the ball when Israel Taules from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Israel Taules in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kemen Salazar saved Zalduondo from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Israel Taules in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kemen Salazar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Agustín Montaña made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almarín Aguilo in the 49th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Israel Taules made a kick off. In the 56th minute Israel Taules shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kemen Salazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bladi Pareja 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. In the 63rd minute Israel Taules shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kemen Salazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fulgencio Cartagena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kiko Saura succeeded in the game's 73rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. After 77 minutes, Pitin Castillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Corral De Navarro UD and the Zalduondo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, Pitin Castillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kiko Saura took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Agustín Montaña. Agustín Montaña dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Fulgencio Cartagena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulgencio Cartagena in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kemen Salazar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kemen Salazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Taules in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute Fulgencio Cartagena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kemen Salazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustín Montaña made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Kaiet Arribas sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulgencio Cartagena in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kemen Salazar saved Zalduondo from getting behind. 96 minutes into the game, El Corral De Navarro UD's Israel Taules nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kemen Salazar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.