League Play-Off

Estadio Sauce
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Verastegui started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Nerio Basagoitia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chayo Bengoechea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornelio Briceño in the 8th minute of play. Cloyo Teberga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chayo Bengoechea having to interfere. Cloyo Teberga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Chayo Bengoechea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cloyo Teberga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Echeverry's goalkeeper Chayo Bengoechea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cloyo Teberga. Cloyo Teberga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 minutes, Blasi Rueda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Echeverry and the Sauce players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 32 minutes of play, Sauce's Jayvier Raedo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chayo Bengoechea was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sauce's goalkeeper Gian-Carlo Marin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cornelio Briceño was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Cornelio Briceño got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cloyo Teberga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chayo Bengoechea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. The supporters of Sauce booed when Echeverry was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urbez Abeyta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cornelio Briceño took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chayo Bengoechea. Chayo Bengoechea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Sauce's Gian-Carlo Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Verastegui in the 78th minute of play. In the 83rd minute Cornelio Briceño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chayo Bengoechea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gian-Carlo Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Verastegui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chayo Bengoechea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Briceño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pepito Alaña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sauce's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.