League Play-Off

Estadio Raval De San
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silviano Cortes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Froilan Prieto hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Agusti Camarasa, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Antxoka Briso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiko Mezquita in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Arkaute's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lorenz Jubera fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Silviano Cortes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorenz Jubera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Inge Albizua tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Arkaute's Fortunato Sainz in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Raval De Sant Llàtzer's goalie prevented a goal. Lorenz Jubera might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Inge Albizua. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenz Jubera ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristiano Soto charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Soto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th minute, one of Raval De Sant Llàtzer: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 Raval De Sant Llàtzer. The referee gave Arkaute a penalty, 28 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Espiridion Llorca, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Raval De Sant Llàtzer's Antxoka Briso. 0-1. 33 minutes into the match, Lorenz Jubera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inge Albizua. Arkaute's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lorenz Jubera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 39th minute, Kiko Mezquita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antxoka Briso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 43 minutes into the game, Fortunato Sainz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arkaute's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Raval De Sant Llàtzer the free kick. After a rather tough play, Arkaute's Fortunato Sainz got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fortunato Sainz made a kick off. Kiko Mezquita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Antxoka Briso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Silviano Cortes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inge Albizua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenz Jubera, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Kiko Mezquita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Antxoka Briso made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Arkaute's zone, Silviano Cortes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Inge Albizua came out of the goal and Silviano Cortes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Inge Albizua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenz Jubera in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Albano Coira had to leave the field with a concussion. Brais Litago's late challenge caught a Raval De Sant Llàtzer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brais Litago helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd minute, Brais Litago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Kiko Mezquita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arkaute fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Silviano Cortes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorenz Jubera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Inge Albizua having to make a save.