League Play-Off

Estadio Guarumito
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Garcés Cortazar made the kick off and thus started the match. Xacobo Llaria's late challenge caught a El Nacional's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xacobo Llaria helped the player get up and apologised. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Folle in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Azconzábal Robledo saved Guarumito from getting behind. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guarumito's goalkeeper Azconzábal Robledo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ignacio Humara struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Azconzábal Robledo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Nacional. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Folle in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Azconzábal Robledo saved Guarumito from getting behind. 30 minutes into the match, Guarumito's goal looked a bit too open when José Folle came free, but Azconzábal Robledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ignacio Humara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Azconzábal Robledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Folle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azconzábal Robledo having to interfere. Azconzábal Robledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Pijuan in the 38th minute of play. If José Folle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Emiliano Pijuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Folle to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Tenorio Villaurreta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Azconzábal Robledo. That made the score 0-2 in the 51 minute of play. In the 55th match minute, El Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Pijuan to maneuver through the defense. Suárez Andia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eduardo Pedraza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enrique Andonaegui went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 63 minutes into the match, Ignacio Humara dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Azconzábal Robledo, 1-3. After 72 minutes, José Folle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Nacional and the Guarumito players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, El Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Folle to maneuver through the defense. El Nacional's Eduardo Pedraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Iturmendi in the 75th minute of play. Guarumito's Azconzábal Robledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Guarumito from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Folle got free with Azconzábal Robledo in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ignacio Humara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Azconzábal Robledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Azconzábal Robledo made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when José Folle sent off a good shot on target. Eduardo Pedraza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garcés Cortazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Segundo Iturmendi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eduardo Pedraza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garcés Cortazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Pedraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garcés Cortazar in the 89th minute of the match. El Nacional's Eduardo Pedraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Iturmendi in the 92nd minute of play. Tenorio Villaurreta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Azconzábal Robledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Nacional's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.