League Play-Off

Estadio Retamal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Blas Erlantz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Alfonso Birjaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Jose Sabin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gualterio Bartoli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Retamal's Alfonso Birjaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Erlantz in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Amancio Gimenez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Birjaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tudcum's Bernardo Quintun got a free kick in the 21st minute. Gualterio Bartoli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Sabin in the 27th minute. Alfonso Birjaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Gimenez, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Blas Erlantz took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfonso Birjaio. Alfonso Birjaio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 45 minutes in the game, Norberto Luzea fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gualterio Bartoli having to interfere. If Amancio Gimenez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Norberto Luzea to make the kick off. Gualterio Bartoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Luzea in the 53rd minute of play. Gualterio Bartoli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jose Sabin's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. A collision led to Retamal getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Delmiro Fidele hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Tudcum's Sergio Anaya tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Retamal's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Erlantz came free, but Alfonso Birjaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Sabin during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jose Sabin hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Blas Erlantz succeeded in the game's 77th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. If Blas Erlantz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Gimenez got free with Alfonso Birjaio in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 86 minutes, Blas Erlantz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tudcum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Blas Erlantz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Blas Erlantz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Birjaio having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Gimenez got free with Alfonso Birjaio in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Blas Erlantz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Gimenez got free with Alfonso Birjaio in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Retamal fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tudcum were clearly better and deserved to take the win.