League Play-Off

COKO STADIUM
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Guican FC's Isidoro Matallana 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. 5 minutes into the game, Isidoro Matallana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guican FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave COKO FC the free kick. In the 6th minute, Isidoro Matallana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jusepe Mirueña made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Matallana in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, COKO FC's Gutierrre Piedra seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gutierrre Piedra the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of COKO FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gutierrre Piedra had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 11th match minute, COKO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gutierrre Piedra to maneuver through the defense. When Lisandro Gegundez came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Guican FC 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 Lisandro Gegundez couldn't finish the play. Jusepe Mirueña made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Matallana in the 16th minute of play. Libertad Barroiz hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the COKO FC defense, Isidoro Matallana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jusepe Mirueña. The COKO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jusepe Mirueña should have stopped the shot. Jusepe Mirueña made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Arambarri in the 27th minute of play. After 37 played minutes, Guican FC's Lisandro Gegundez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jusepe Mirueña came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Guican FC reached it. In the 47th minute, Isidoro Matallana made a precise shot to the right of Jusepe Mirueña. COKO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Libertad Barroiz made the kick off in the second half. Domingos Alanis hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Jusepe Mirueña made an important save on a dangerous shot by Godofredo Suso in the 64th minute. Celso Arambarri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jusepe Mirueña having to interfere. Godofredo Suso's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jusepe Mirueña firmly grabbed it by the left post. COKO FC's Txurio Estela got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Celso Arambarri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guican FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Ascencio Bacardi managed to get in a good position for a shot. COKO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ascencio Bacardi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diaz Zadaya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diaz Zadaya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Libertad Barroiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Libertad Barroiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diaz Zadaya having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, COKO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Matallana came free, but Jusepe Mirueña reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Guican FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.