League Play-Off

Tales Estadio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Agustín Barroso started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Gallo Amorebieta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballbreakers CF's Izar Naranjo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 5th minute, Cordera Planes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Izar Naranjo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gallo Amorebieta in the 10th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Agustín Barroso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gatomorto's supporters rose to their feet, but Agustín Barroso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Izar Naranjo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gallo Amorebieta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Izar Naranjo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Haitz Dorado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ballbreakers CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gatomorto the free kick. After 23 played minutes Ballbreakers CF got a freekick which was hit by Haitz Dorado. Diagur Belalcaraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apat Morcego, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Gallo Amorebieta came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Gatomorto 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 Gallo Amorebieta couldn't finish the play. Gatomorto's Severo Velazquez was substituted for Josue Parra. Haitz Dorado hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Lorencio Villafane hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Agustín Barroso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Izar Naranjo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Agustín Barroso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Izar Naranjo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pablo Abascal made a kick off. Castel Nieto's late challenge caught a Gatomorto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Castel Nieto helped the player get up and apologised. Castel Nieto hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 53 minutes into the match, Ballbreakers CF's goalkeeper Izar Naranjo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agustín Barroso. After a defensive mix-up in Gatomorto's zone, Pablo Abascal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diagur Belalcaraz came out of the goal and Pablo Abascal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the match, Ballbreakers CF's goal looked a bit too open when Gallo Amorebieta came free, but Izar Naranjo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Gatomorto booed when Ballbreakers CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordera Planes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Severo Velazquez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gatomorto's supporters rose to their feet, but Severo Velazquez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Izar Naranjo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Izar Naranjo made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Agustín Barroso sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Gallo Amorebieta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Izar Naranjo. That made the score 0-1 in the 70 minute of play. In the 85th minute, Gallo Amorebieta fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Izar Naranjo, passed just outside the right post. Gallo Amorebieta 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. Izar Naranjo was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Gallo Amorebieta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gallo Amorebieta really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gallo Amorebieta got free with Izar Naranjo in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gatomorto played a much better game than Ballbreakers CF and deserved their victory. The Ballbreakers CF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.