League Play-Off

Florencio Sola
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredo Evangelista got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes, Bernardo Ferrando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itín and the Casas AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bernardo Ferrando hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Isidro Goito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodolfo Etxekopar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Felipo in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Domingo Felipo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Casas AFC's Rodolfo Etxekopar. Rodolfo Etxekopar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 21st match minute, Itín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Demario to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Fagondo got free with Leonardo Chuse in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodolfo Etxekopar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Evangelista, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Isidro Goito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Itín were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isidro Goito to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 60th match minute, Casas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Aragones to maneuver through the defense. If Alfredo Evangelista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodolfo Etxekopar made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Domingo Felipo sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eleuterio Hernandez during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Casas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleuterio Hernandez to maneuver through the defense. Rodolfo Etxekopar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Evangelista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Elixio kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Alfredo Evangelista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonardo Chuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Fagondo in the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Domingo Felipo got free with Rodolfo Etxekopar in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Evangelista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Etxekopar having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Itín's Rodolfo Etxekopar threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nestor Demario, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 90th minute, Domingo Felipo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Etxekopar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After 93 minutes of play, Casas AFC's Isidro Goito made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonardo Chuse was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Alfredo Evangelista came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Itín 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 Alfredo Evangelista couldn't finish the play. In the 97th minute, Fabian Olivar fired a really elegant long shot, but Rodolfo Etxekopar threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Itín eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.