League Play-Off

Castrocan
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gartzen Cano made the kick off which started today's match. Manuel Lama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Valerón in the 5th minute of the match. After 6 minutes, Ilixo Zapico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Baen Sant Sebastia and the Castrocan AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Ilixo Zapico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bero Gómez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Graciano Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Graciano Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bero Gómez in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Baen Sant Sebastia's goalkeeper Graciano Arias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th match minute, Castrocan AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macedonio Carro to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute of the match Macedonio Carro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Graciano Arias showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bero Gómez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Graciano Arias having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Baen Sant Sebastia's goal looked a bit too open when Gartzen Cano came free, but Graciano Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bero Gómez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Graciano Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute of the match, Gartzen Cano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Graciano Arias saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Cristián Maroto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Bero Gómez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Graciano Arias. Baen Sant Sebastia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bero Gómez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Peter Valerón was the one to do the kick off. Zadornin Pedrosa hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Baen Sant Sebastia's zone, Gartzen Cano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Graciano Arias came out of the goal and Gartzen Cano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gartzen Cano might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Graciano Arias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gartzen Cano ran back to his position shaking his head. 72 minutes into the game, Aresti Bernal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Baen Sant Sebastia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Castrocan AFC the free kick. In the 72nd minute, Aresti Bernal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bero Gómez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Graciano Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bero Gómez in the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Castrocan AFC's goalkeeper Manuel Lama had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristián Maroto. With 84 minutes on the clock, Asensio Paredes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Baen Sant Sebastia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! In the 87th minute there was a penalty for Castrocan AFC. Octavio Babia stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Graciano Arias. 2-0. Graciano Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ursino Mayor in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Baen Sant Sebastia's goal looked a bit too open when Gartzen Cano came free, but Graciano Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bero Gómez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Castrocan AFC were the better team. Castrocan AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.