League Play-Off

Pitahaya
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hernando Tegeiro kicked off to start the match. After 9 played minutes Pitahaya got a freekick which was hit by López Doñez. Pitahaya's Xorxe Courel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Herreros in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Pitahaya's Ricart Ruy got a free kick in the 14th minute. Hernando Tegeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Xorxe Courel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hernando Tegeiro in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xorxe Courel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xorxe Courel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernando Tegeiro in the 24th minute of play. After having played for 27 minutes, Celso Carredelo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unagua SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Carredelo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Celso Carredelo might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xorxe Courel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celso Carredelo ran back to his position shaking his head. 29 minutes into the match, Pitahaya's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Carredelo came free, but Xorxe Courel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Unagua SC booed when Pitahaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovanny Mambliga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pitahaya's Walter Mayllar got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Michael Lledias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walter Mayllar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

After a rather tough play, Unagua SC's Hernando Cuellar got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Michael Lledias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. González Yunibarbia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. González Yunibarbia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Lledias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michael Lledias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without González Yunibarbia having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Ibarra Recasens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute of the match Fernando Descarrega sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xorxe Courel skillfully saved the ball. After 67 minutes, Geovanny Mambliga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pitahaya and the Unagua SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 67 played minutes Pitahaya got a freekick which was hit by Geovanny Mambliga. After 82 played minutes, Pitahaya's López Doñez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper González Yunibarbia 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 Pitahaya reached it. 83 minutes into the match, Unagua SC's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Lledias came free, but González Yunibarbia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Roberto Lama was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 83 minutes had been played. In the 84th match minute, Unagua SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Lama to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Walter Mayllar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but González Yunibarbia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Michael Lledias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Pascual Herreros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pitahaya were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after Unagua SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. López Doñez took the corner. Pitahaya's Ramon Barzurqueta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but González Yunibarbia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.