League Play-Off

Italó
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Christian Bieito started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Rosendo Txanton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olascoaga FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rosendo Txanton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Marquez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Olascoaga FC's zone, Victoriano Ariando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Iaki came out of the goal and Victoriano Ariando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gonzalo Cuartio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Italó's Ivan Iaki threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christian Bieito, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 13th minute, Amadeo Horado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italó fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Olascoaga FC! In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Italó. Amadeo Horado stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ivan Iaki. 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Christian Bieito managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italó's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Bieito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Iaki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ermegildo Fagildo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jorge Marquez. Italó's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 26th match minute, Italó was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafino Rudolfo to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Marquez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rosendo Txanton went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Augusto Benino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Jorge Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gonzalo Cuartio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 42 in the game by Victoriano Ariando from a close distance when the talented Ivan Iaki managed to make a qualified save. Olascoaga FC's players were relieved. 43 minutes into the match, Christian Bieito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivan Iaki. Olascoaga FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Bieito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Jorge Marquez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonzalo Cuartio's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rosendo Txanton was the one to do the kick off. Rosendo Txanton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Marquez having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Teobaldo Malvin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Italó's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olascoaga FC the free kick. Teobaldo Malvin kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Christian Bieito might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Iaki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christian Bieito ran back to his position shaking his head. The Italó fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Italó's Christian Bieito 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 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 67 minutes, Augusto Benino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olascoaga FC and the Italó players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Christian Bieito came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Italó 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 Christian Bieito couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Italó's zone, Rosendo Txanton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Marquez came out of the goal and Rosendo Txanton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute, Luciano Chinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzalo Cuartio hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Ivan Iaki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Bieito, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. A collision led to Olascoaga FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Augusto Benino hit a great ball. Olascoaga FC's Ivan Iaki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victoriano Ariando in the 85th minute of play. Victoriano Ariando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Iaki having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Christian Bieito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Iaki was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Italó had won after a very even match.