League Play-Off

Estadio Gonzalez
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Conrao Trejo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Checa Cano's late challenge caught a Gervasio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Checa Cano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, Gonzalez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Checa Cano to maneuver through the defense. Gonzalez's Bonifacio Mantecon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrao Trejo in the 5th minute of play. Gonzalez's Bonifacio Mantecon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrao Trejo in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to Gervasio getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Etxeberri Boñal hit a great ball. Roldan Cardeña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lluterio Orbea having to interfere. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gervasio's goalkeeper Lluterio Orbea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Quinto Loro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Berastegui during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gonzalez getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Rodrigo Berastegui hit a great ball. Gervasio's Lluterio Orbea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Gervasio from getting a goal against them. If Quinto Loro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st match minute, Gonzalez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Percaz to maneuver through the defense. After 43 played minutes Freddy Velazco shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Gonzalez's Bonifacio Mantecon to catch but Freddy Velazco was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roldan Cardeña to strike the kick off in the second half. Gonzalez's Cristo Rubiano got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quinto Loro got free with Bonifacio Mantecon in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Gonzalez booed when Gervasio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Etxeberri Boñal didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrao Trejo in the 77th minute of play forced Gonzalez's goalkeeper Bonifacio Mantecon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artaldo Sonibas kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Gonzalez's Cristo Rubiano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lluterio Orbea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. A collision led to Gonzalez getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eneas Nunez hit a great ball. Bonifacio Mantecon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrao Trejo in the 84th minute of the match. The Gervasio supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gervasio would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.