League Play-Off

Gualdeleg
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Antonio Lecanda made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Panduleo's goalkeeper Asencio Abeitia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodoro Chillon. 7 minutes into the match, Antonio Lecanda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asencio Abeitia. Panduleo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Lecanda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Teodoro Chillon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asencio Abeitia having to interfere. Teodoro Chillon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Asencio Abeitia made a huge save. UD Gualdeleg's Faustino Concepcion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lopez Orol in the 21st minute of play. Brito Moron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Faustino Concepcion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Panduleo getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Rosario Arin hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, UD Gualdeleg's Urbasa Santisteban tried to score from far away in the 26th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Antonio Lecanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asencio Abeitia having to interfere. After some careless play in the UD Gualdeleg defense, Brito Moron kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Faustino Concepcion. The UD Gualdeleg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Faustino Concepcion should have stopped the shot. Faustino Concepcion stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brito Moron's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. If Teodoro Chillon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Teodoro Chillon got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Edson Dopacio's late challenge caught a Panduleo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edson Dopacio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, UD Gualdeleg's Edson Dopacio got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Brito Moron in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Faustino Concepcion, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 56 minutes into the match, Panduleo's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Lecanda came free, but Asencio Abeitia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Asencio Abeitia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Lecanda, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Panduleo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of UD Gualdeleg:s goal. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for UD Gualdeleg. Urbasa Santisteban stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Asencio Abeitia. 2-1. 64 minutes into the match, UD Gualdeleg's goal looked a bit too open when Lopez Orol came free, but Faustino Concepcion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodoro Chillon might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Asencio Abeitia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teodoro Chillon ran back to his position shaking his head. When Antonio Lecanda came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the UD Gualdeleg 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 Antonio Lecanda couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Panduleo getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Oswaldo Carne hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Antonio Lecanda managed to get in a good position for a shot. UD Gualdeleg's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Lecanda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Asencio Abeitia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Teodoro Chillon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brito Moron scored 2-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Faustino Concepcion, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antonio Lecanda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute, Lopez Orol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Faustino Concepcion. The goal made the score 2-3. Chants of Panduleo echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as UD Gualdeleg had held the ball for most of the match.