League Play-Off

Estadio Guadalupe
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Esteban Salmeron got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Topador got a freekick which was hit by Xove Ruesga. Quilo Grau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sayvion Centeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When Octavio Cisquella came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Topador 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 Octavio Cisquella couldn't finish the play. Hats Maujo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Cisquella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Guadalupe's Urdaspal Albizua got a free kick in the 20th minute. After some careless play in the Guadalupe defense, Esteban Salmeron kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hats Maujo. The Guadalupe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hats Maujo should have stopped the shot. Eloi Nafarrate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Cisquella in the 29th minute of play forced Guadalupe's goalkeeper Hats Maujo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hats Maujo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Octavio Cisquella's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Octavio Cisquella 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. Hats Maujo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Octavio Cisquella went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 46 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Guadalupe! After the first half Topador were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Eloi Nafarrate made the kick off in the second half. Ilazki Villajane charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilazki Villajane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ilazki Villajane kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Guadalupe's Hats Maujo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Salmeron in the 59th minute of play. After having played for 61 minutes, Eloi Nafarrate managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guadalupe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eloi Nafarrate was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 64th minute by Octavio Cisquella got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ilazki Villajane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quilo Grau having to interfere. If Eloi Nafarrate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute Esteban Salmeron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hats Maujo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilazki Villajane kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Hats Maujo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esteban Salmeron's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Guadalupe's Eloi Nafarrate got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Esteban Salmeron was extremely unlucky when he, in the 80th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Octavio Cisquella managed to get in a good position for a shot. Topador's supporters rose to their feet, but Octavio Cisquella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hats Maujo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92ndth minute of the game Esteban Salmeron who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guadalupe's Hats Maujo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guadalupe's goalkeeper Hats Maujo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Esteban Salmeron kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hats Maujo. That made the score 0-5 in the 98 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Topador eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.