League Play-Off

Mantiel Estadio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Navarro Mala kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Arbeteta's Candelario Barrios got control of the ball when Pablo Amer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sandro Rivera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ritchie Castillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Morado, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Arbeteta's Sandro Rivera got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Txema Castillo hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Ritchie Castillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Morado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omar Noya took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Candelario Barrios. Arbeteta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Mantiel booed when Arbeteta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ritchie Castillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Morado in the 23rd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Nestor Morado sped through Mantiel's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ritchie Castillo. Santiago Montiel hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Candelario Barrios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Navarro Mala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mantiel's Ritchie Castillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Montiel in the 40th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mantiel's zone, Sandro Rivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ritchie Castillo came out of the goal and Sandro Rivera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ritchie Castillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Rivera in the 44th minute of the match. After 44 minutes, Filiberto Urbieta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mantiel and the Arbeteta players grew even worse after the yellow card. Filiberto Urbieta kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half Arbeteta were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

If Navarro Mala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 57 minutes of play, Arbeteta's Sandro Rivera made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ritchie Castillo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sandro Rivera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Ritchie Castillo made a huge save. Ritchie Castillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Morado, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Nestor Morado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ritchie Castillo, 0-4. A collision led to Arbeteta getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Txema Castillo hit a great ball. With a little luck, Mantiel's Ritchie Castillo got control of the ball when Sandro Rivera tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Filiberto Urbieta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nestor Morado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Ritchie Castillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 78 minutes, Sandro Rivera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arbeteta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Rivera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nestor Morado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ritchie Castillo having to interfere. Sandro Rivera succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. With a little luck, Mantiel's Ritchie Castillo got control of the ball when Txema Castillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ritchie Castillo made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Sandro Rivera sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Morado in the 96th minute of play forced Mantiel's goalkeeper Ritchie Castillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Arbeteta's Nestor Morado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ritchie Castillo. That made the score 0-6 after 98 minutes of play. The Mantiel fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Arbeteta were clearly better and deserved to take the win.