League Play-Off

Blind Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Marcelo Masferrer started the match with the kick off. With his leg Evarado Berriz managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Blind Knights's Aurre Vinyals fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Lambraspata getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Iratzeder Arnaiz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Espineiro in the 8th minute of play forced Blind Knights's goalkeeper Arano Abechuco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Lambraspata defense, Aurre Vinyals kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evarado Berriz. The Lambraspata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evarado Berriz should have stopped the shot. If Tadeo Rebustillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tadeo Rebustillo in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arano Abechuco saved Blind Knights from getting behind. Aurre Vinyals sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lambraspata's goalkeeper Evarado Berriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 24 played minutes Blind Knights got a freekick which was hit by Nuxila Amaya. When Ismael Espineiro came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Lambraspata 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 Ismael Espineiro couldn't finish the play. If Tadeo Rebustillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Tadeo Rebustillo came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Lambraspata 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 Tadeo Rebustillo couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Ismael Espineiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lambraspata's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismael Espineiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arano Abechuco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelo Masferrer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tadeo Rebustillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ismael Espineiro made the kick off in the second half. Teodosio Haya kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Evarado Berriz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelo Masferrer's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Iratzeder Arnaiz was shown his second yellow card after 63 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 64th minute, Iratzeder Arnaiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurre Vinyals recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Evarado Berriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Masferrer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tadeo Rebustillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Lambraspata's Tadeo Rebustillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arano Abechuco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rioja Trasloseros struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Arano Abechuco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lambraspata. In the 81st minute, Aurre Vinyals 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. 83 minutes into the match, Lambraspata's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Masferrer came free, but Evarado Berriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blind Knights's Aurre Vinyals got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rioja Trasloseros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Arano Abechuco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evarado Berriz came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Blind Knights's Aurre Vinyals. But to his dismay, Aurre Vinyals quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Many of Lambraspata's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Lambraspata may have spent more time on the ball, but Blind Knights were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.