League Play-Off

Estadio Latorre
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 9 minutes into the match, Montes FC's Xacobo Sabugal broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 12 minutes, Corderun Santaren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Corderun Santaren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Latorre AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Havier Geli came free, but Xaver Morga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Latorre AFC's Eneko Gavilan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duardo Sufiria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 22 minutes of play, Latorre AFC's Eneko Gavilan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Duardo Sufiria was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eneko Gavilan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 31 minutes, Corderun Santaren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Corderun Santaren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Corderun Santaren 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. The audience was convinced that Geronimo Canales's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xaver Morga was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Paulino Villanueva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duardo Sufiria read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play.

The wind increased when Corderun Santaren made the kick off in the second half. Corderun Santaren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xaver Morga having to interfere. Duardo Sufiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Villanueva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eneko Gavilan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Geronimo Canales came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Montes FC 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 Geronimo Canales couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the match, Latorre AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Corderun Santaren came free, but Xaver Morga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hegoi Isasi fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Latorre AFC's protests and gave Hegoi Isasi a yellow card for diving instead. Hegoi Isasi hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. If Geronimo Canales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Corderun Santaren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th match minute, Latorre AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hegoi Isasi to maneuver through the defense. When Latorre AFC's Paulino Villanueva in 76 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Duardo Sufiria guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Duardo Sufiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eneko Gavilan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Paulino Villanueva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duardo Sufiria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Geronimo Canales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Latorre AFC's zone, Corderun Santaren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xaver Morga came out of the goal and Corderun Santaren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xaver Morga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corderun Santaren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Montes FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Latorre AFC had won, even though Montes FC had held more of the ball.