League Play-Off

El Cid Stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Silvano Naldo made the kick off which started today's match. Martin Onofre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benedicto Luzea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Onofre in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benedicto Luzea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Silvano Naldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Fausto Natanael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 12 minutes, Isidoro Taurino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo El Cid and the FENIX players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Deportivo El Cid getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Isidoro Taurino hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, Deportivo El Cid's Silvestre Dayam nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedicto Luzea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Martin Onofre might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benedicto Luzea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martin Onofre ran back to his position shaking his head. Esteve Etxatxu scored 1-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fausto Natanael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Martin Onofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Benedicto Luzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Natanael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Esteve Etxatxu went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A sloppy throw-in by Guillermo Weather in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Deportivo El Cid's Claudio Jacindo. Isidoro Taurino was shown his second yellow card after 41 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Deportivo El Cid's Isidoro Taurino got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 46th minute, Silvestre Dayam 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Benedicto Luzea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Onofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A hard shot 60 in the game by Silvano Naldo from a close distance when the talented Fausto Natanael managed to make a qualified save. Deportivo El Cid's players were relieved. Martin Onofre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Luzea having to interfere. Ermegildo Ieltxu kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Dayam in the 66th minute of play forced FENIX's goalkeeper Benedicto Luzea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteve Etxatxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Fausto Natanael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvestre Dayam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Deportivo El Cid's Victorino Dorio managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Guillermo Weather in the 74 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in FENIX's zone, Martin Onofre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benedicto Luzea came out of the goal and Martin Onofre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Celso Maldonado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fausto Natanael. The goal made the score 1-3. After a rather tough play, FENIX's Americo Urbasa got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With a little luck, Deportivo El Cid's Fausto Natanael got control of the ball when Esteve Etxatxu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fausto Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvano Naldo in the 94th minute of the match.