League Play-Off

Barcala
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Constantino Sustrai made the kick off and thus started the match. Barcala AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Blas Luzaide in the 5th minute. Barcala AFC's Blas Luzaide was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristo Garaile in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blas Luzaide during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Barcala AFC's Blas Luzaide got a free kick in the 7th minute. 8 minutes in the game, Damian Ixaka dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Damian Ixaka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gregorio Galeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Ixaka in the 25th minute of play. Raul Beltran took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gregorio Galeno. Gregorio Galeno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Raul Beltran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gregorio Galeno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Ixaka, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Damian Ixaka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Galeno having to interfere. Cristo Garaile was a little too slow when Constantino Sustrai got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-2. Constantino Sustrai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Garaile having to interfere. After 47 played minutes, Pachango's Hector Guilabertus shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gregorio Galeno came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pachango reached it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

If Raul Beltran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 54 minutes into the match, Barcala AFC's goalkeeper Gregorio Galeno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damian Ixaka. Celestino Chap sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Constantino Sustrai 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. Cristo Garaile made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantino Sustrai in the 68th minute of play. Constantino Sustrai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Garaile having to interfere. If Celestino Chap had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Alfonso Bihar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Ixaka got free with Gregorio Galeno in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Barcala AFC's Gregorio Galeno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Barcala AFC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Sustrai in the 86th minute of play forced Pachango's goalkeeper Cristo Garaile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristo Garaile made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Chap in the 88th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Barcala AFC's zone, Raul Beltran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregorio Galeno came out of the goal and Raul Beltran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gregorio Galeno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damian Ixaka in the 91st minute. Celestino Chap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Garaile having to interfere. When Damian Ixaka came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Pachango 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 Damian Ixaka couldn't finish the play. The Pachango players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.