League Play-Off

Elias aguirre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Otsoko Urroz got the match started through his kick off. Lertxun Santillan might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matias Oropeza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lertxun Santillan ran back to his position shaking his head. Bernal Herezuelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bernal Herezuelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Cuspi FC's Senen Vinyals got control of the ball when Bernal Herezuelo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 14th minute Otsoko Urroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Senen Vinyals saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cobresol's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Osorio Moure in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute of the match Cobresol got a corner. Cuspi FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Osorio Moure ran over to the corner to take the kick. Senen Vinyals showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otsoko Urroz in the 19th minute of the match. Otsoko Urroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Argider Ucles kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 26 minutes Cobresol's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Garcia Arveras who took care of the corner kick. Otsoko Urroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Senen Vinyals tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernal Herezuelo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Senen Vinyals having to make a save. Senen Vinyals took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otsoko Urroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lertxun Santillan during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lertxun Santillan hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Lertxun Santillan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernal Herezuelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Otsoko Urroz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cobresol's supporters rose to their feet, but Otsoko Urroz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Senen Vinyals breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 56th minute, Argider Ucles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Cuspi FC's zone, Bernal Herezuelo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Senen Vinyals came out of the goal and Bernal Herezuelo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Senen Vinyals showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otsoko Urroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Pelagius Villapecellin hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Matias Oropeza made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Fabricio Eguilaz sent off a good shot on target. After 71 minutes, Gai Varioz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cobresol and the Cuspi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 71 minutes into the game, one of Cobresol:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 75thth minute of the game Lertxun Santillan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cobresol's Matias Oropeza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Venerando Bolivar fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cobresol's protests and gave Venerando Bolivar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute, Venerando Bolivar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Senen Vinyals took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otsoko Urroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berasko Guadiana took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matias Oropeza. Cobresol's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Otsoko Urroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Senen Vinyals having to interfere. Senen Vinyals showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Venerando Bolivar, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Although Cobresol had been in control for most of the match, Cuspi FC still came away with the win.