League Play-Off

Estadio Choya
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mario Eneko kicked off to start the match. Wilfredo Etxahun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Batista in the 3rd minute of the match. Wilfredo Etxahun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justo Batista in the 5th minute of play. With a little luck, Chilibroste FC's Wilfredo Etxahun got control of the ball when Fernando Montez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Justo Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilfredo Etxahun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Montez in the 20th minute. Justo Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Etxahun having to interfere. Chilibroste FC's Wilfredo Etxahun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Batista in the 31st minute of play. When Justo Batista came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Choya 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 Justo Batista couldn't finish the play. Chilibroste FC's Wilfredo Etxahun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Batista in the 42nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Chilibroste FC's zone, Fernando Montez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilfredo Etxahun came out of the goal and Fernando Montez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute of the match, Justo Batista tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wilfredo Etxahun saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Wilfredo Etxahun made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Fernando Montez sent off a good shot on target. The score stood at 0-0 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 Justo Batista to make the kick off. The supporters of Choya booed when Chilibroste FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Bizen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Fernando Montez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Choya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chilibroste FC the free kick. In the 53rd minute, Fernando Montez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilfredo Etxahun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Batista in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Batista in the 57th minute of play forced Chilibroste FC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Etxahun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Eneko charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mario Eneko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 58 played minutes Chilibroste FC got a freekick which was hit by Mario Eneko. If Salvador Bazil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonzalo Gorri was a little too slow when Gabriel Bernat got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 0-1. Gabriel Bernat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gonzalo Gorri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Montez in the 74th minute of play forced Chilibroste FC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Etxahun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Choya's Justo Batista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilfredo Etxahun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Chilibroste FC's Saverio Arlo got a free kick in the 77th minute. If Justo Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Bizen charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santos Bizen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 86 minutes into the game, one of Chilibroste FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 95 minutes into the match, Salvador Bazil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilfredo Etxahun. Chilibroste FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Salvador Bazil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Justo Batista scored 3-1 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilfredo Etxahun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Choya's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.