League Play-Off

Canoabito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gonsalvo Braña took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Gonsalvo Braña dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gau Sisalde, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Gonsalvo Braña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gau Sisalde was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. After 8 played minutes Ganadito got a freekick which was hit by Min Caceres. Gonsalvo Braña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gau Sisalde having to interfere. Gomez Persol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Alfredo Candelaria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Candelaria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Bernat in the 14th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Canoabito FC's Salamon Verganzo got a free kick in the 14th minute. Fernando Bernat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Candelaria having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arixo Betolaza during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ganadito getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Arixo Betolaza hit a great ball. In the 26th match minute, Ganadito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gomez Persol to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Gau Sisalde managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Canoabito FC's Ysidro Losado fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gonsalvo Braña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ysidro Losado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gau Sisalde having to interfere. Alfredo Candelaria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gomez Persol's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Ganadito's Gomez Persol got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gomez Persol to make the kick off. Ysidro Losado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Ysidro Losado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute Gonsalvo Braña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gau Sisalde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernando Bernat's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredo Candelaria read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Alfredo Candelaria made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Fernando Bernat sent off a good shot on target. Alfredo Candelaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gomez Persol, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Gonsalvo Braña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gau Sisalde having to interfere. Gonsalvo Braña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Gau Sisalde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ganadito's goalkeeper Gau Sisalde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Gonsalvo Braña 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. In the 82nd match minute, Ganadito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arixo Betolaza to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ysidro Losado in the 84th minute of play forced Ganadito's goalkeeper Gau Sisalde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Canoabito FC's zone, Fernando Bernat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Candelaria came out of the goal and Fernando Bernat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 89 minutes, Bermund Cordon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Canoabito FC and the Ganadito players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bermund Cordon hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The supporters of Canoabito FC booed when Ganadito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gomez Persol didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute, Raul Castañeda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ganadito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Raul Castañeda hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.