League Play-Off

Estadio Sua
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zxavian Rabel kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Vitin Juarbe reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Venero. The goal made the score 1-0. If Gonzalo Urruchua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Gonzalo Urruchua managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sua's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonzalo Urruchua was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Venero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Venero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Urruchua in the 14th minute of play. Patricio Chandeiro's late challenge caught a UD Maspa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Chandeiro helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zxavian Rabel in the 20th minute of play forced Sua's goalkeeper Zeruko Comillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Pablo Troncoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sua's Zeruko Comillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zxavian Rabel in the 24th minute of play. UD Maspa's Pablo Troncoso got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Urruchua got free with Pedro Venero in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Venero made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Gonzalo Urruchua sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Venero was a little too slow when Vitin Juarbe got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 2-0. Xalbador Oropeza's late challenge caught a Sua's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xalbador Oropeza helped the player get up and apologised. Xalbador Oropeza kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Vitin Juarbe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Venero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitin Juarbe to make the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 60th minute by Zxavian Rabel got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After having played for 65 minutes, Vitin Juarbe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sua's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vitin Juarbe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pablo Troncoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Zeruko Comillas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vitin Juarbe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Venero having to interfere. Pedro Corneja's late challenge caught a UD Maspa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Corneja helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sua getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Pedro Corneja hit a great ball. Zeruko Comillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zxavian Rabel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Sua's Zeruko Comillas got control of the ball when Pablo Troncoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. UD Maspa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.