League Play-Off

Benirredrá
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Macario Ortiz made the kick off which started today's match. A hard shot by Maurin Roca from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Cresconio Roman's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Beturian Barba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Macario Ortiz took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Cresconio Roman to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Arratzain booed when Benirredrá AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector-Luis Uria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arratzain's Cresconio Roman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aintza Barrientos in the 18th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arratzain's zone, Aintza Barrientos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cresconio Roman came out of the goal and Aintza Barrientos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Macario Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cresconio Roman having to interfere. Benirredrá AFC's Gilen Coira got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute Macario Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cresconio Roman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 minutes of play, Benirredrá AFC's Gilen Coira made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cresconio Roman was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 43 minutes, Macario Ortiz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Benirredrá AFC and the Arratzain players grew even worse after the yellow card. 44 minutes into the match, Arratzain's Munio Zárate sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Garaona Benítez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gilen Coira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Cresconio Roman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Munio Zárate was the one to do the kick off. If Joel Griego had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Benirredrá AFC's Casado Olmedo got a free kick in the 56th minute. 58 minutes in the game Castel Lacorte got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. Beturian Barba who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Garaona Benítez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 62 minutes into the game, Joel Griego was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arratzain's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Benirredrá AFC the free kick. Bernal Santiago took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Garaona Benítez. Garaona Benítez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Gilen Coira took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cresconio Roman. Cresconio Roman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. After 81 minutes, Macario Ortiz made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Arratzain's Cresconio Roman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cresconio Roman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Macario Ortiz in the 86th minute of the match. Joel Griego was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 91 minutes into the match, Arratzain's goal looked a bit too open when Macario Ortiz came free, but Cresconio Roman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cresconio Roman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilen Coira went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Benirredrá AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Arratzain had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.