League Play-Off

Estadio Maracaná
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aitor Artigue got the match started through his kick off. Valente Faes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Reina in the 6th minute of play. If Aitor Artigue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 9th match minute, Pumarejo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seguinus Herrador to maneuver through the defense. Felix Irigoras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Irigoras in the 17th minute of play forced Pumarejo's goalkeeper Baleren Legorburu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sesuldo Mielgo took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valente Faes. Valente Faes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Felix Irigoras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Baleren Legorburu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the game, Alvaro Reina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Valente Faes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Reina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valente Faes was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 36 minutes into the match, CR Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Silban Casillas came free, but Valente Faes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, CR Flamengo's Sagrario Arozamena dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Aitor Artigue's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Baleren Legorburu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Aitor Artigue fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baleren Legorburu having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silban Casillas made a kick off. If Alvaro Reina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sagrario Arozamena charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sagrario Arozamena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Pumarejo booed when CR Flamengo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sagrario Arozamena didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Pelagius Almodovar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The attack was good, but when Aitor Artigue in the 69th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After 71 played minutes, CR Flamengo's Ignazio Munaya shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Baleren Legorburu 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 CR Flamengo reached it. In the 81st match minute, CR Flamengo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mitxel Calleja to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 82nd minute, when Pumarejo's Rencio Salgado after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Valente Faes in CR Flamengo's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Alejandro Felix's late challenge caught a Pumarejo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alejandro Felix helped the player get up and apologised. If Aitor Artigue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Nataniel Rioja reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Valente Faes. The goal made the score 1-4. The Pumarejo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pumarejo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.