League Play-Off

La Cueva
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. Marcos Raulo started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Marcos Raulo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Automoto's Moises Gartxot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Geronimo Oskarbi kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Titi club's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Urtun came free, but Edgardo Xabat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Raulo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Aurelio Liberto fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Automoto's protests and gave Aurelio Liberto a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Raulo in the 15th minute of play forced Automoto's goalkeeper Moises Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Raulo got free with Moises Gartxot in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonas Louis struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Edgardo Xabat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Automoto. Edgardo Xabat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Columbo in the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of Automoto booed when Titi club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Txerran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcos Raulo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Moises Gartxot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moises Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Raulo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Raulo in the 41st minute of play forced Automoto's goalkeeper Moises Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Marcos Raulo took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Moises Gartxot to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonas Louis to make the kick off. Marcos Raulo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Moises Gartxot having to make a save. Ciriaco Laffitte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Moises Gartxot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Raulo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Marcos Raulo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Moises Gartxot. Automoto's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcos Raulo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Edgardo Xabat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aurelio Liberto in the 80th minute. Moises Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Raulo in the 84th minute of the match. Marcos Raulo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moises Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Raulo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Automoto defense, Marcos Raulo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Moises Gartxot. The Automoto fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Moises Gartxot should have stopped the shot.