League Play-Off

Estadio Salto
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Salto's Osoro Orio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, Estebano Pico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 11th minute by Napier Cenzano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 19 minutes, Baltasar Caval mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reboledo and the Salto players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Reboledo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Salto:s goal. A collision led to Reboledo getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Miro Pradias hit a great ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Arixo Trasgallo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reboledo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arixo Trasgallo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Napier Cenzano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Clodio Ponga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Estebano Pico hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Estebano Pico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Salto's goal looked a bit too open when Arixo Trasgallo came free, but Gergori Artime reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Pitin Vinyals was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reboledo the free kick. In the 37th minute, one of Salto:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Salto. The referee gave Reboledo a penalty, 39 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Handi Cereceda, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Salto's Gergori Artime. 1-1. Angelo Fortea kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Salto's goal looked a bit too open when Arixo Trasgallo came free, but Gergori Artime reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Fortea struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Gergori Artime didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Reboledo. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Arixo Trasgallo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Gergori Artime tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gergori Artime made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arixo Trasgallo in the 58th minute of play. Miro Pradias kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Angelo Fortea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reboledo's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Fortea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gergori Artime breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nuno Saez hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Reboledo's Arixo Trasgallo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gergori Artime. That made the score 1-2 after 78 minutes of play. Gergori Artime acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Handi Cereceda. With an all-out effort, Reboledo's Gergori Artime threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arixo Trasgallo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gergori Artime stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arixo Trasgallo's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Gergori Artime made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arixo Trasgallo in the 89th minute of play. With a little luck, Salto's Gergori Artime got control of the ball when Angelo Fortea tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Arixo Trasgallo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gergori Artime was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. 98 minutes into the match, Reboledo's Handi Cereceda broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Reboledo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.