League Play-Off

Estadio Anasagasti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Joel Lauren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Rivero in the 3rd minute of play. Leopoldo Rivero scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel Lauren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Leopoldo Rivero made a precise shot to the right of Joel Lauren. Anasagasti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 24 minutes of play, Espinillo FC's Damaso Benet made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joel Lauren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joel Lauren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Rivero's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leopoldo Rivero in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Lauren saved Anasagasti from getting behind. Justino Pinto succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 33rd playminute. Justino Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Claris having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Anasagasti's Domingos Claris threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Norberto Mitxaut, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With an all-out effort, Anasagasti's Domingos Claris threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Angel Galsino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Angel Galsino might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Domingos Claris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angel Galsino ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 46 minutes, Justino Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anasagasti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justino Pinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angel Galsino to strike the kick off in the second half. After taking down the ball on Anasagasti's corner Aristides Umea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Domingos Claris quite easily take care of the ball. If Angel Galsino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Angel Galsino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Domingos Claris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Damaso Benet 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 74th minute Leopoldo Rivero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Lauren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Justino Pinto came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Anasagasti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Justino Pinto couldn't finish the play. 92 minutes into the match, Espinillo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Justino Pinto came free, but Domingos Claris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domingos Claris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Galsino in the 93rd minute of play. Leopoldo Rivero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Lauren having to interfere. The Anasagasti supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Espinillo FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Espinillo FC.