League Play-Off

Estadio Chilcas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eugenio Abechuco got the match started through his kick off. Jacobo Paio made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Eugenio Abechuco sent off a good shot on target. Eugenio Abechucos short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Jacobo Paio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The attack was good, but when Eugenio Abechuco in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. A collision led to Arenales FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Santos Bingen hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Eugenio Abechuco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FRANCO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 20 played minutes FRANCO FC got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Gipuzkoa. If Juan Beturian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute Celso Silvino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Paio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Celso Silvino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jacobo Paio. The goal made the score 3-0. In the 31st minute David Enol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacobo Paio was a little too slow when Celso Silvino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 4-1. FRANCO FC's Eugenio Abechuco got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jacobo Paio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Silvino in the 40th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Celso Silvino managed to get in a good position for a shot. FRANCO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Celso Silvino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Paio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when David Enol made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Arenales FC booed when FRANCO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godfredo Giro didn't get a good kick on the ball. FRANCO FC's Eugenio Abechuco got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Victorio Salamon hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. FRANCO FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when David Enol scored to the left of an out of position Leonardo Barbosa, making the score, 5-2. 74 minutes into the match, Celso Silvino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Paio. Arenales FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Celso Silvino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. It was beautiful to see FRANCO FC's Isidoro Gombal in action when he in the 80th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After having played for 84 minutes, Celso Silvino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FRANCO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Silvino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 86 minutes, Eugenio Abechuco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FRANCO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugenio Abechuco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arenales FC! The referee gave FRANCO FC a penalty, 90 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Celso Silvino, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Arenales FC's Jacobo Paio. 7-2. 93 minutes into the match, FRANCO FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Enol came free, but Leonardo Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FRANCO FC fully deserved thier win.