League Play-Off

Limatambo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chan Valenciano started the match with the kick off. Senio Vinas short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Gorka Cardeños to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gorka Cardeños was a little too slow when Constancio Sierro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. Ellande Blanquel hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Chan Valenciano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Illuta's supporters rose to their feet, but Chan Valenciano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guido Cañizares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the game, Illuta's Xoan Ormaechea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guido Cañizares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Illuta's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Constancio Sierro scored to the left of an out of position Gorka Cardeños, making the score, 2-1. Chan Valenciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Senio Vina struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Gorka Cardeños didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.D. Fecios. After 29 minutes, Chan Valenciano made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. A.D. Fecios's Guido Cañizares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chan Valenciano in the 32nd minute of play forced A.D. Fecios's goalkeeper Guido Cañizares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Constancio Sierro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Gorka Cardeños tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Constancio Sierro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gorka Cardeños read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Illuta's Oxel Archuleta got a free kick in the 35th minute. Guido Cañizares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chan Valenciano in the 40th minute of the match. The Illuta fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Illuta's Chan Valenciano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After the first half Illuta were leading 2-3. 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. Constancio Sierro was the one to do the kick off. Gorka Cardeños came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by A.D. Fecios's Beturian Echeverria. But to his dismay, Beturian Echeverria quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Illuta's Gorka Cardeños played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Senio Vina in the 56th minute of play. Constancio Sierro succeeded in the game's 57th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-3. Guido Cañizares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chan Valenciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. With 69 minutes on the clock, Ellande Blanquel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for A.D. Fecios! Guido Cañizares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chan Valenciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Illuta's goal looked a bit too open when Senio Vina came free, but Gorka Cardeños reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Senio Vina in the 83rd minute of play forced Illuta's goalkeeper Gorka Cardeños to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Illuta's Gorka Cardeños played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Talavera in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Illuta's Xoan Ormaechea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guido Cañizares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xoan Ormaechea 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. Chan Valenciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.