League Play-Off

El Garbi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Larra Rua made the kick off which started today's match. When Guillen Durango fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valdemarin's protests and gave Guillen Durango a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 minutes, Boni Griful mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valdemarin and the El Garbi SAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Larra Rua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Valdemarin's Natxo Blanco in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Garbi SAD's goalie prevented a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Valdemarin's Lordi Caballero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jaime Merino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Calvet Bacete hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Natxo Blanco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valdemarin's supporters rose to their feet, but Natxo Blanco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Merino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, El Garbi SAD's Edgard Cazorla got a free kick in the 30th minute. Natxo Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in El Garbi SAD's zone, Lordi Caballero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Merino came out of the goal and Lordi Caballero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Natxo Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jaime Merino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 played minutes El Garbi SAD got a freekick which was hit by Evelio Velazquez. Oier Marquez made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Rafael Navas sent off a good shot on target. Oier Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Larra Rua, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Rafael Navas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oier Marquez having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Natxo Blanco to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Larra Rua's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oier Marquez was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 55th match minute, El Garbi SAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evelio Velazquez to maneuver through the defense. Lordi Caballero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Merino having to interfere. Natxo Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Garbi SAD's Larra Rua got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benjamin Clos kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to Valdemarin getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Poli Bernal hit a great ball. El Garbi SAD's Benjamin Clos couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Valdemarin. Jaime Merino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natxo Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Matxin Rossello hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Rafael Navas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Oier Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Larra Rua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Oier Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Matxin Rossello notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Valdemarin's Oier Marquez. Oier Marquez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Rafael Navas came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the El Garbi SAD 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 Rafael Navas couldn't finish the play. After 91 minutes, Rafael Navas made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Valdemarin's Oier Marquez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Lordi Caballero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Jaime Merino made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Garbi SAD had won after a very even match.