League Play-Off

Escaya
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Gervasio Bilintx started the match with the kick off. If Gervasio Bilintx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Fernando Escobar 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dario Gaizkine during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 played minutes Lagunita got a freekick which was hit by Dario Gaizkine. In the 16th minute, Mauro Franco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mariano Koldo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Lagunita's Wilfredo Eusko got a free kick in the 17th minute. Eulalio Beti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Escobar in the 24th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lagunita's goalkeeper Melchor Quinito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Chorche in the 34th minute of play forced Escaya's goalkeeper Eulalio Beti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernando Escobar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Beti having to interfere. If Modesto Matei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eulalio Beti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Escobar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Guillermo Chorche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lagunita's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillermo Chorche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eulalio Beti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Escaya getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Antonio Errolan hit a great ball. Fernando Escobar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guillermo Chorche to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guillermo Chorche got free with Eulalio Beti in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Melchor Quinito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Matei in the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Lagunita's goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Bilintx came free, but Melchor Quinito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Guillermo Chorche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Beti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Escaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Niva to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Escobar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Eulalio Beti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th play minute Fernando Escobar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Eulalio Beti. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Chorche in the 70th minute of play forced Escaya's goalkeeper Eulalio Beti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gervasio Bilintx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Melchor Quinito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lagunita's Guillermo Chorche got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lagunita's goalkeeper Melchor Quinito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Melchor Quinito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Bilintx in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Bilintx in the 87th minute of play forced Lagunita's goalkeeper Melchor Quinito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lagunita's Melchor Quinito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Bilintx in the 89th minute of play. Eulalio Beti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Chorche in the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lagunita had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.