League Play-Off

Sase Estadio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Larrasoaña was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Benedicto to maneuver through the defense. Medero Helguera who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Andoitz Mezquita when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Carlito Benedicto's late challenge caught a Larrasoaña's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlito Benedicto helped the player get up and apologised. Carlito Benedicto kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Luis Manzano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andoitz Mezquita was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Graciano Baños capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Graciano Baños really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Graciano Baños fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andoitz Mezquita having to interfere. A collision led to Larrasoaña getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Luisito Irureta hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graciano Baños in the 17th minute of play forced Larrasoaña's goalkeeper Andoitz Mezquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Luis Manzano came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Larrasoaña 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 Luis Manzano couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Koldo Rodriguez made a precise shot to the right of Alonso Pastor. Sase's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Osoro Blazquez charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osoro Blazquez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 played minutes Larrasoaña got a freekick which was hit by Osoro Blazquez. Andoitz Mezquita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graciano Baños in the 35th minute of play. Graciano Baños might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andoitz Mezquita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Graciano Baños ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Medero Helguera got free with Andoitz Mezquita in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Graciano Baños was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Larrasoaña defense, Graciano Baños kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andoitz Mezquita. The Larrasoaña fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andoitz Mezquita should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Larrasoaña getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Luis Manzano hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koldo Rodriguez got free with Alonso Pastor in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Larrasoaña's Andoitz Mezquita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Helguera in the 68th minute of play. Luis Manzano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Alonso Pastor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Graciano Baños received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Andoitz Mezquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Larrasoaña's zone, Medero Helguera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andoitz Mezquita came out of the goal and Medero Helguera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, Larrasoaña's goal looked a bit too open when Medero Helguera came free, but Andoitz Mezquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Luis Manzano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alonso Pastor was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.