League Play-Off

Estadio Astica
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. Abel Foro started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Astica's Luciano Policarpio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eliseo Loco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jumial FC's Bonifacio Eneto got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cesar Gelacio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basilio Intxixu having to interfere. Cesar Gelacio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Basilio Intxixu having to make a save. When Abel Foro came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Astica 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 Abel Foro couldn't finish the play. Abel Foro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nestor Iraitz struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Eliseo Loco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astica. Bonifacio Eneto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basilio Intxixu having to interfere. In the 27thth minute of the game Bonifacio Eneto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astica's Basilio Intxixu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Basilio Intxixu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Gelacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Bonifacio Eneto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Basilio Intxixu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bonifacio Eneto in the 33rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Astica's Maximo Benvido got a free kick in the 35th minute. Leon Celio, 35 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Astica's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Gelacio came free, but Basilio Intxixu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes, Rene Lawrence mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jumial FC and the Astica players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Jumial FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Rene Lawrence hit a great ball. During the 47th minute of the match Rene Lawrence completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rene Lawrence a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Jumial FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! Eliseo Loco had in the 50thth minute some difficulties stopping Nicanor Martxelin's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bonifacio Eneto made a kick off. Eliseo Loco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Policarpio in the 57th minute of the match. Luciano Policarpio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Astica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bonifacio Eneto fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bonifacio Eneto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basilio Intxixu having to interfere. When Luciano Policarpio came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Astica 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 Luciano Policarpio couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Abel Foro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astica's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Foro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliseo Loco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Basilio Intxixu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bonifacio Eneto's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Bonifacio Eneto struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Basilio Intxixu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jumial FC. Abel Foro struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Eliseo Loco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astica. Luciano Policarpio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseo Loco having to interfere. Luciano Policarpio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Eliseo Loco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano Policarpio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eliseo Loco having to make a save. With a little luck, Astica's Basilio Intxixu got control of the ball when Bonifacio Eneto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Jumial FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Astica from taking control. The game ends in a draw.