League Play-Off

Uturango
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Igor Ekialde got the match started through his kick off. Lorenzo Stephen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Diego Etxeberri made a huge save. Diego Etxeberri made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Lorenzo Stephen sent off a good shot on target. Astor Martxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Lando in the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Uturango FC booed when Linch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Brais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uturango FC's Cristian Tavio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Diego Etxeberri but with some difficulty. When Silvestre Lizer came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Linch 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 Silvestre Lizer couldn't finish the play. After 18 minutes, Urbano Aires mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Uturango FC and the Linch players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes Uturango FC got a freekick which was hit by Urbano Aires. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Lizer in the 21st minute of play forced Uturango FC's goalkeeper Astor Martxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Dantel hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Igor Ekialde took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Diego Etxeberri to make any attempt to save it. After 29 minutes of play, Linch's Silvestre Lizer made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Astor Martxot was left in no man's land by his defense there! 32 minutes into the match, Silvestre Lizer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Astor Martxot. Uturango FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvestre Lizer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Mateo Lando blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Astor Martxot having to make a save. After some careless play in the Linch defense, Carmelo Domenec kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diego Etxeberri. The Linch fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diego Etxeberri should have stopped the shot. After 46 played minutes Uturango FC got a freekick which was hit by Carmelo Domenec. Diego Etxeberri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmelo Domenec in the 49th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

If Claudio Dantel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uturango FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Claudio Dantel scored to the left of an out of position Astor Martxot, making the score, 2-3. 63 minutes into the match, Linch's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Ekialde came free, but Diego Etxeberri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvestre Lizer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Astor Martxot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. After 68 played minutes Linch got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Dantel. During the 70th minute of the match Claudio Dantel completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Claudio Dantel a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 71st minute, Claudio Dantel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute of the match Cristian Tavio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diego Etxeberri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 72 played minutes Linch got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Lando. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Aires in the 75th minute of play forced Linch's goalkeeper Diego Etxeberri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Cirilo Fagondo in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Linch's Geronimo Rius. Morgan Mange fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Astor Martxot having to interfere. Silvestre Lizer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Uturango FC defense, Mateo Lando kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Astor Martxot. The Uturango FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Astor Martxot should have stopped the shot. Linch's Diego Etxeberri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Domenec in the 87th minute of play. When Silvestre Lizer came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Linch 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 Silvestre Lizer couldn't finish the play. 92 minutes into the match, Linch's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Ekialde came free, but Diego Etxeberri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Morgan Manges short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Astor Martxot to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match was over Linch could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Uturango FC throughout the match.