League Play-Off

Artemis
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Esteban Martínez made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Raymond Llorente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ribadeo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ribadeo's Polo Barrientos got a free kick in the 9th minute. Mambru Cifuentes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Roberto Doblas made a huge save. The Artemis FC fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when Artemis FC's Albano Iigo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Xamo Ponte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Martínez in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Martínez in the 22nd minute of play forced Artemis FC's goalkeeper Xamo Ponte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mambru Cifuentes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Roberto Doblas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cefero Navas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the match, Ribadeo's goalkeeper Roberto Doblas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mambru Cifuentes. Mambru Cifuentess short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Roberto Doblas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mambru Cifuentes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mambru Cifuentes to make the kick off. If Raymond Llorente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Doblas came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Artemis FC's Mambru Cifuentes. But to his dismay, Mambru Cifuentes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 62nd minute, Cefero Navas made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Doblas. Ribadeo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mambru Cifuentes in the 65th minute of play forced Ribadeo's goalkeeper Roberto Doblas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Gabon Titos 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Ribadeo's Esteban Martínez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Xamo Ponte. That made the score 3-2 after 70 minutes of play. Xamo Ponte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Martínez in the 73rd minute of the match. When Esteban Martínez came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Ribadeo 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 Esteban Martínez couldn't finish the play. Artemis FC's Ferrando Ponce has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 78th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Ribadeo's goal looked a bit too open when Mambru Cifuentes came free, but Roberto Doblas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabon Titos hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Fortun Abascal might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xamo Ponte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fortun Abascal ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Artemis FC had won after a very even match.