League Play-Off

Rales
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sigfrido Navarro started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Beltxe Urquijo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Viviano Ortiz. The goal made the score 1-0. Federico Bacete kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Beltxe Urquijo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viviano Ortiz having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Arnaitz Martinez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferran Sabina was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 26th minute, Sigfrido Navarro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Beltxe Urquijo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Asteri Casas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, At.Pueblo Nuevo's Fermín Rua got a free kick in the 34th minute. Viviano Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beltxe Urquijo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Arnaitz Martinez came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the At.Pueblo Nuevo 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 Arnaitz Martinez couldn't finish the play. Beltxe Urquijo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Viviano Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, Rales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beltxe Urquijo to maneuver through the defense.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Beltxe Urquijo in the 55th minute of play forced At.Pueblo Nuevo's goalkeeper Viviano Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 minutes, Nacho Palanques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the At.Pueblo Nuevo and the Rales players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ferran Sabina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigfrido Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Asteri Casas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viviano Ortiz. At.Pueblo Nuevo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Asteri Casas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for At.Pueblo Nuevo! In the 68th minute there was a penalty for Rales. Asier Ocaña stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Viviano Ortiz. 3-0. Asteri Casas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Viviano Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Beltxe Urquijo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Viviano Ortiz having to make a save. Viviano Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asteri Casas in the 75th minute of play. Clodoveo Marines recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Asteri Casas in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Viviano Ortiz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st minute Asteri Casas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viviano Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sigfrido Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the At.Pueblo Nuevo defense, Asteri Casas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Viviano Ortiz. The At.Pueblo Nuevo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Viviano Ortiz should have stopped the shot. 87 minutes into the match, At.Pueblo Nuevo's goal looked a bit too open when Asteri Casas came free, but Viviano Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viviano Ortiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andoitz Soldado's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. The audience was convinced that Asteri Casas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viviano Ortiz was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, At.Pueblo Nuevo's Fermín Rua got a free kick in the 90th minute. Viviano Ortiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asteri Casas in the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beltxe Urquijo in the 94th minute of play forced At.Pueblo Nuevo's goalkeeper Viviano Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beltxe Urquijo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Asteri Casas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rales fully deserved thier win.