League Play-Off

Estadio Sabayan
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Unax Bravain got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Rene Icedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD Rinconada's supporters rose to their feet, but Rene Icedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramón Fuertehijar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 7 minutes into the match, UD Sabayan's goal looked a bit too open when Unax Bravain came free, but Ramón Fuertehijar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CD Rinconada's Asensio Juaristi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garrido Vuelva in the 10th minute of play. Garrido Vuelva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Asensio Juaristi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Garrido Vuelva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Macia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Asensio Juaristi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CD Rinconada's Asensio Juaristi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garrido Vuelva in the 19th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Garrido Vuelva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UD Sabayan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Garrido Vuelva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Unax Bravain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramón Fuertehijar having to interfere. A collision led to UD Sabayan getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Javier Frexes hit a great ball. Rene Icedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Ramón Fuertehijar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gustavo Macia came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the UD Sabayan 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 Gustavo Macia couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Rene Icedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramón Fuertehijar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Asensio Juaristi made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Gustavo Macia sent off a good shot on target. Unax Bravain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Garrido Vuelva made a kick off. Gustavo Macia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asensio Juaristi having to interfere. In the 62ndth minute of the game Gustavo Macia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CD Rinconada's Asensio Juaristi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rene Icedo in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ramón Fuertehijar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, UD Sabayan's Joaquin Beltran got a free kick in the 71st minute. Rene Icedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Ramón Fuertehijar made a huge save. Asensio Juaristi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Macia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Macia struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Asensio Juaristi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UD Sabayan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Macia in the 82nd minute of play forced CD Rinconada's goalkeeper Asensio Juaristi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vedillo Barcia hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute of the match Paúl Melgar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramón Fuertehijar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ramón Fuertehijar made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Rene Icedo sent off a good shot on target. Ramón Fuertehijar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Unax Bravain in the 94th minute of the match. CD Rinconada's Christian Govelo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 96th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ramón Fuertehijar but with some difficulty. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. CD Rinconada had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.