League Play-Off

Estadio Obraje
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Francisco Tirso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eugenio Mannuel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Lordi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adolfo Ekialde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Tirso in the 13th minute of play. Melquiades Oriche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Eugenio Mannuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Francisco Tirso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adolfo Ekialde was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Lordi in the 36th minute of play forced El Dragon's goalkeeper Eugenio Mannuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filiberto Peyo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Adolfo Ekialde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half El Dragon were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Alfonso Lordi made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Melquiades Oriche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the game, El Dragon's Filiberto Peyo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adolfo Ekialde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Lordi in the 60th minute of play forced El Dragon's goalkeeper Eugenio Mannuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Obraje's Adolfo Ekialde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Tirso in the 62nd minute of play. When Isidro Hotz came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the El Dragon 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 Isidro Hotz couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the match, Obraje's Alonzo Rito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eugenio Mannuel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alonzo Rito took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eugenio Mannuel. Eugenio Mannuel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Alfonso Lordi scored 2-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eugenio Mannuel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute Melquiades Oriche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Mannuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Tirso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Adolfo Ekialde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 played minutes Obraje got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Jakobe. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.