League Play-Off

Estadio Pila
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torres Tocos got the match started through his kick off. Sayausi SC's Moises Azpeitia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torres Tocos in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Villota Mill ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ulises Macua was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Uhin Candina in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Moises Azpeitia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 16th minute, Ramírez Guevara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes in the game, Torres Tocos dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 24 minutes into the game, Ruperto Arindez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ulises Macua was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 28 minutes, Urtsin Llarena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pila and the Sayausi SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Pila got a freekick which was hit by Urtsin Llarena. If Torres Tocos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Torres Tocos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Moises Azpeitia made a huge save. Torres Tocos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moises Azpeitia having to interfere. If Villota Mill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Urtsin Llarena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Sayausi SC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ruperto Arindez was the one to do the kick off. Ulises Macua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Arindez in the 52nd minute of the match. Ruperto Arindez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulises Macua having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Villota Mill had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulises Macua. Pila's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Villota Mill was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Sayausi SC's Moises Azpeitia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torres Tocos in the 62nd minute of play. After 63 played minutes Sayausi SC got a freekick which was hit by Inocencio Marsella. Moises Azpeitia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torres Tocos, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 69th minute, Antonio Lalatu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Uhin Candina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Moises Azpeitia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, one of Pila:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Ulises Macua, was totally fooled by Sayausi SC's Ramírez Guevara, who 73 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Pablo Serans kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torres Tocos in the 79th minute of play forced Sayausi SC's goalkeeper Moises Azpeitia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Lalatu kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Moises Azpeitia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torres Tocos in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sayausi SC's goalkeeper Moises Azpeitia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, Sayausi SC's Villota Mill sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ulises Macua narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torres Tocos in the 87th minute of play forced Sayausi SC's goalkeeper Moises Azpeitia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Pila's goalkeeper Ulises Macua had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Villota Mill. Inocencio Marsella's late challenge caught a Pila's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Inocencio Marsella helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Pila booed when Sayausi SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inocencio Marsella didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Torres Tocos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pila's supporters rose to their feet, but Torres Tocos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Moises Azpeitia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. During the 95th minute of the match Urtsin Llarena completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Urtsin Llarena a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 99th minute, Ruperto Arindez 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. The Pila supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sayausi SC's performance. The match ended with a win for Sayausi SC.