League Play-Off

Juana Amada Fischer
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 5 minutes, Vladimiro Elodio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Mafia F.C. and the Real Cañuelas Futbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, one of La Mafia F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for La Mafia F.C.. Arnulfo Tximitx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliberto Gaspard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Quilino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Urtzi having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, La Mafia F.C.'s goalkeeper Saul Urtzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andres Quilino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Quilino in the 23rd minute of play forced La Mafia F.C.'s goalkeeper Saul Urtzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Iker Tonete managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Cañuelas Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Iker Tonete was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saul Urtzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. La Mafia F.C.'s Saul Urtzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Quilino in the 26th minute of play. Luisito Haitz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnulfo Tximitx read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Andres Quilino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Saul Urtzi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iker Tonete in the 34th minute. Iker Tonete who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Saul Urtzi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Andres Quilino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Saul Urtzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andres Quilino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Saul Urtzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andres Quilinos short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Saul Urtzi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg Saul Urtzi managed to avoid a goal in the 48thth minute, when Real Cañuelas Futbol Club's Iker Tonete fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 51st minute, Adan Kaiet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnulfo Tximitx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliberto Gaspard in the 53rd minute of play. Saul Urtzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Quilino, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Andres Quilino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saul Urtzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Quilino, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Andres Quilino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saul Urtzi. La Mafia F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andres Quilino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Iker Tonete received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Saul Urtzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind La Mafia F.C.'s goalkeeper Saul Urtzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Iker Tonete fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Urtzi having to interfere. Saul Urtzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adan Kaiet in the 80th minute of the match. If Andres Quilino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 85 minutes, Iker Tonete managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Cañuelas Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iker Tonete was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 88 minutes into the match, Iker Tonete had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saul Urtzi. La Mafia F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iker Tonete was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Saul Urtzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Quilino, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Real Cañuelas Futbol Club fully deserved thier win.