League Play-Off

Churute
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Xorxe Queiruga made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Numbacaime booed when Churute FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Neses didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blanco Valmaseda, 8 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, Numbacaime's Xacobo Fresnos got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Baiges in the 16th minute of play forced Churute FC's goalkeeper Zoil Sobrevilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Jairo Cayon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 played minutes Churute FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Neses. Gonzalo Faxardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosario Hondon having to interfere. After having played for 29 minutes, Gonzalo Faxardo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Churute FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzalo Faxardo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valentine Liviano charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentine Liviano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valentine Liviano kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. If Xorxe Queiruga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xorxe Queiruga's late challenge caught a Numbacaime's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xorxe Queiruga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, Churute FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xorxe Queiruga to maneuver through the defense. Rosario Hondon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xorxe Queiruga, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcelo Baiges stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zoil Sobrevilla didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. After some careless play in the Churute FC defense, Cornelio Arana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zoil Sobrevilla. The Churute FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zoil Sobrevilla should have stopped the shot. Numbacaime's Rosario Hondon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xorxe Queiruga in the 70th minute of play. When Gonzalo Faxardo came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Churute 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 Gonzalo Faxardo couldn't finish the play. Rosario Hondon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xorxe Queiruga's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. After some careless play in the Churute FC defense, Cornelio Arana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zoil Sobrevilla. The Churute FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zoil Sobrevilla should have stopped the shot. If Desiderio Arganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xorxe Queiruga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Rosario Hondon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Xorxe Queiruga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Churute FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Jairo Cayon kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Gonzalo Faxardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Churute FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Numbacaime's performance. The match ended with a win for Numbacaime.