League Play-Off

Estadio Benítez
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angel Urbasa took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Angel Urbasa came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Benítez FC 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 Angel Urbasa couldn't finish the play. Carlos Kauldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Luna's Eustacio Pagomari got control of the ball when Angel Urbasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Luna's Isaias Quinton in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Benítez FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute, Isaias Quinton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 21 minutes, Desiderio Gizon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luna and the Benítez FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Desiderio Gizon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute Isaias Quinton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Bermudez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciriaco Nazario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Bermudez having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Benítez FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Nazario came free, but Fausto Bermudez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Angel Urbasa got free with Eustacio Pagomari in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fausto Bermudez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaias Quinton, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Fausto Bermudez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Nazario in the 33rd minute of play. Benítez FC's Fausto Bermudez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Quinton in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Nazario in the 42nd minute of play forced Benítez FC's goalkeeper Fausto Bermudez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Ciriaco Nazario ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Bermudez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2.

In the 54thth minute of the game Isaias Quinton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Benítez FC's Fausto Bermudez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 55th minute, Carlos Kauldi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Fausto Bermudez managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Luna's Ciriaco Nazario fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Benítez FC's goalkeeper Fausto Bermudez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benítez FC's Fausto Bermudez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Quinton in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Benítez FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Fonso to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Benítez FC's zone, Isaias Quinton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto Bermudez came out of the goal and Isaias Quinton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carlos Kauldi hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Angel Urbasa charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angel Urbasa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Benítez FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Angel Urbasa hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Luna's Isaias Quinton dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. In the 89th minute, Isaias Quinton fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fausto Bermudez, passed just outside the right post. Fausto Bermudez made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Ciriaco Nazario sent off a good shot on target. 96 minutes into the match, Benítez FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaias Quinton came free, but Fausto Bermudez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Luna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Luna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.