League Play-Off

M.D. De La Roca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Arro UD's Anaia Jimenez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The throw-in from Quexal Zabalo in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Club Mont-roig's Che Quevedo. In the 6th minute Anaia Jimenez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urtsua Litago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Urtsua Litago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anaia Jimenez in the 6th minute of play. Club Mont-roig's Urtsua Litago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edorta Jurado in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Kutlu Somer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nayely Guijarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anaia Jimenez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urtsua Litago having to interfere. Urtsua Litago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anaia Jimenez in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anaia Jimenez in the 16th minute of play forced Club Mont-roig's goalkeeper Urtsua Litago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Club Mont-roig's Vinicio Cacheres got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Calvet Verges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urtsua Litago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anaia Jimenez struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Urtsua Litago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arro UD. Urtsua Litago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute, Club Mont-roig's Kutlu Somer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Marquez in the 31st minute of play forced Club Mont-roig's goalkeeper Urtsua Litago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anaia Jimenez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urtsua Litago having to interfere. Anaia Jimenez struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Urtsua Litago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arro UD. If Kutlu Somer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kutlu Somer to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Arro UD got a freekick which was hit by Calvet Verges. 56 minutes into the game, Arro UD's Adolfo Marquez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Urtsua Litago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 63 minutes, Edorta Jurado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arro UD and the Club Mont-roig players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Arro UD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edorta Jurado to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Club Mont-roig's zone, Anaia Jimenez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urtsua Litago came out of the goal and Anaia Jimenez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kutlu Somer in the 75th minute of play forced Arro UD's goalkeeper Nayely Guijarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Che Quevedo took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nayely Guijarro. Nayely Guijarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Club Mont-roig's Urtsua Litago proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Club Mont-roig from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes into the match, Club Mont-roig's goalkeeper Urtsua Litago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adolfo Marquez. Anaia Jimenez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Kutlu Somer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Arro UD's Efraín Marcos got a free kick in the 92nd minute. If Kutlu Somer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Mont-roig had won after a very even match.