League Play-Off

Saltana
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zenon Bernabe made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Saltana SC's Arturo Cabello got a free kick in the 4th minute. Angel Sainz hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute of the match Aragón Palafox shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but George Villena showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Tucusahua's Ricardo Gutarrate got control of the ball when Felix Loyola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zxavian Oñiderra might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over George Villena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zxavian Oñiderra ran back to his position shaking his head. Felix Loyola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ricardo Gutarrate made a huge save. Zenon Bernabe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Gutarrate having to interfere. Zenon Bernabe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Gutarrate having to interfere. George Villena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Usategui, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Zxavian Oñiderra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Villena was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Videl Uribe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. George Villena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. George Villena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zxavian Oñiderra's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Antonio Usategui ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Villena was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Felix Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zenon Bernabe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ricardo Gutarrate tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zxavian Oñiderra made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zenon Bernabe during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Saltana SC's Zenon Bernabe got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Antonio Usategui 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 60th minute, Zxavian Oñiderra fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of George Villena, passed just outside the right post. George Villena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Usategui in the 62nd minute. In the 69th minute of the match, Antonio Usategui got a very nice opportunity to score, but George Villena was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 69th minute, Antonio Usategui reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of George Villena. The goal made the score 0-3. Alex Varioz charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Varioz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The goalkeeper, George Villena, was totally fooled by Tucusahua's Iván Bermudo, who 77 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Antonio Usategui who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of George Villena when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Felix Loyola came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Saltana SC 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 Felix Loyola couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Gutarrate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tucusahua's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.