League Play-Off

Estadio Laureles
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Laureles's Donzel Zubicoeta 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 4th minute, Donzel Zubicoeta 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. 7 minutes into the game, Chesus Espinareda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laureles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Riachuelo FC the free kick. In the 8th minute Asur Gascon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edson Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th match minute, Laureles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chesus Espinareda to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donzel Zubicoeta during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aristides Segovia hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. If Asur Gascon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frans Manes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Urti Tarabejano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laureles's Edson Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asur Gascon in the 32nd minute of play. Edson Barreto came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Riachuelo FC's Asur Gascon. But to his dismay, Asur Gascon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Frans Manes came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Laureles 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 Frans Manes couldn't finish the play. After 37 played minutes Riachuelo FC got a freekick which was hit by Panpili Peñacastillo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristofor Perramon in the 40th minute of play forced Laureles's goalkeeper Edson Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Laureles's Erramu Cebadilla got a free kick in the 41st minute. Edson Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asur Gascon in the 42nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Asur Gascon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edson Barreto was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Asur Gascon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Panpili Peñacastillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edson Barreto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Cristofor Perramon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edson Barreto having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Laureles's goal looked a bit too open when Asur Gascon came free, but Edson Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edson Barreto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asur Gascon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Cristofor Perramon 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. Benet Yarritu charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benet Yarritu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd match minute, Laureles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benet Yarritu to maneuver through the defense. Asur Gascon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edson Barreto having to interfere. Frans Manes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Urti Tarabejano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Riachuelo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frans Manes came free, but Urti Tarabejano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Riachuelo FC's zone, Benet Yarritu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urti Tarabejano came out of the goal and Benet Yarritu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Laureles's goalkeeper Edson Barreto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristofor Perramon. Edson Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asur Gascon in the 93rd minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Riachuelo FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.