League Play-Off

Estadio Pavón
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Anibal Ereinotz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Iriarte fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Ilazki in the 6th minute of play forced Pavón's goalkeeper Octavio Bartuelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Bernardino Ascencio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Iriarte's goalkeeper Geronimo Cordarryl, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cecilio Ilazki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Octavio Bartuelo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Octavio Bartuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Saturnin in the 14th minute of play. Cristo Lidon charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristo Lidon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristo Lidon kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Pavón's Gustavo Basualdo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Iriarte. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pavón fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! Octavio Bartuelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Saturnin, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Cecilio Ilazki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Bartuelo having to interfere. Bernardino Ascencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Iriarte's Geronimo Cordarryl got control of the ball when Bernardino Ascencio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jose Galeno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cecilio Ilazki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the game, Jose Galeno recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Geronimo Cordarryl. Jose Galeno showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cecilio Ilazki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd play minute Joel Saturnin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Octavio Bartuelo. 1-3. A collision led to Pavón getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Bernardino Ascencio hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Jose Galeno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Cordarryl. Iriarte's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jose Galeno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Joel Saturnin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Bartuelo having to interfere. Antonio Harkaitz charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Harkaitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 played minutes Pavón got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Harkaitz. Fernando Palos, 67 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Pavón's Octavio Bartuelo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Ilazki in the 70th minute of play. When Pavón's Antonio Harkaitz in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iriarte's goalie prevented a goal. Celso Bide hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Anibal Ereinotz's late challenge caught a Pavón's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anibal Ereinotz helped the player get up and apologised. Anibal Ereinotz hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the game, Bernardino Ascencio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Geronimo Cordarryl was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jose Galeno scored 4-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geronimo Cordarryl, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Pavón's Antonio Harkaitz got a free kick in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Joel Saturnin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iriarte's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Saturnin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Octavio Bartuelo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Saturnin struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Octavio Bartuelo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iriarte. Pavón's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.