League Play-Off

Patla
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lizar Verga started the match with the kick off. When Lizar Verga fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Patla FC's protests and gave Lizar Verga a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Deportivo Cali C.F booed when Patla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lizar Verga didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Patla FC's Manolito Cebada threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lizar Verga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gilberto Guiluz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manolito Cebada made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Guillermo Barzurqueta sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Patla FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Guillermo Barzurqueta hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Gilberto Guiluz made a precise shot to the right of Manolito Cebada. Deportivo Cali C.F's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 19th minute, Marquez Area hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lizar Verga in the 23rd minute of play forced Deportivo Cali C.F's goalkeeper Manolito Cebada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Laureano Artizar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Patla FC! In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Deportivo Cali C.F. Loiola Aldaeta stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Taio Castañera. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laureano Artizar to make the kick off. If Marquez Area had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Laureano Artizar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lizar Verga hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 64th match minute, Patla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lizar Verga to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute of the match, Loiola Aldaeta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Taio Castañera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 67th minute Laureano Artizar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taio Castañera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Guiluz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manolito Cebada was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Laureano Artizar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manolito Cebada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Guiluz in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Deportivo Cali C.F booed when Patla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rey Mendia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 97th minute, Gilberto Guiluz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolito Cebada was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1.