League Play-Off

Estadio Colon
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Achiras AFC's Bilbo Llordes 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. Valente Escobedo's late challenge caught a Colon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valente Escobedo helped the player get up and apologised. After 2 played minutes Achiras AFC got a freekick which was hit by Valente Escobedo. Gurutz Torres took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valdo Ascarraga. Valdo Ascarraga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Eliseo Alaiza hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Bilbo Llordes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colon FC's Guillermo Sopuerta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Bilbo Llordes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Achiras AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bilbo Llordes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Colon FC's zone, Caracakingo Dolarea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Sopuerta came out of the goal and Caracakingo Dolarea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gurutz Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdo Ascarraga having to interfere. Gurutz Torres recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Colon FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Tolino Cifontes hit a great ball. Caracakingo Dolarea 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. Matro Can recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Colon FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! Saturnino Saa walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Eliseo Alaiza hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Guillermo Sopuerta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caracakingo Dolarea, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The supporters of Achiras AFC booed when Colon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perfecto Moreda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Achiras AFC's Bilbo Llordes got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gurutz Torres to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Achiras AFC got a freekick which was hit by Gil Astoreca. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bilbo Llordes in the 55th minute of play forced Colon FC's goalkeeper Guillermo Sopuerta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bilbo Llordes in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guillermo Sopuerta saved Colon FC from getting behind. Guillermo Sopuerta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bilbo Llordes in the 61st minute of the match. Valdo Ascarraga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gurutz Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gurutz Torres recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Caracakingo Dolarea came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Achiras AFC 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 Caracakingo Dolarea couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute Matro Can shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdo Ascarraga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guillermo Sopuerta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caracakingo Dolarea in the 81st minute. Valdo Ascarraga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gurutz Torres's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 87 played minutes Bilbo Llordes rounded Colon FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Caracakingo Dolarea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Sopuerta having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Caracakingo Dolarea 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. Achiras AFC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.