League Play-Off

Buffalo Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luis-Miguel Baltanas got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Dolfos Gomar 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. Arias Zapater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argoitz Redondo in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Calisto Dean was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FikaxGG FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Buffalo the free kick. In the 8th minute, Calisto Dean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Luis-Miguel Baltanas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Buffalo's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis-Miguel Baltanas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arias Zapater breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute, Luis-Miguel Baltanas 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. Arias Zapater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dolfos Gomar in the 14th minute of play. Luis-Miguel Baltanas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arias Zapater having to make a save. 20 minutes into the match, Red Buffalo's goal looked a bit too open when Bienvenido Roman came free, but Rey Baños reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Red Buffalo's Rey Baños played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Pantoja in the 22nd minute of play. If Luis-Miguel Baltanas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 31 minutes into the match, Bienvenido Roman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rey Baños. Red Buffalo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bienvenido Roman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Argoitz Redondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Arias Zapater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Argoitz Redondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Llorenc Mayor was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Bienvenido Roman made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Argoitz Redondo 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. Luis-Miguel Baltanas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Arias Zapater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Argoitz Redondo 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. Arias Zapater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolfos Gomar in the 63rd minute of the match. If Argoitz Redondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argoitz Redondo in the 73rd minute of play forced FikaxGG FC's goalkeeper Arias Zapater to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Luis-Miguel Baltanas came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Red Buffalo 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 Luis-Miguel Baltanas couldn't finish the play. Dolfos Gomar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luis-Miguel Baltanas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Arias Zapater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Argoitz Redondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FikaxGG FC's zone, Argoitz Redondo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arias Zapater came out of the goal and Argoitz Redondo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, FikaxGG FC's goal looked a bit too open when Silvino Salan came free, but Arias Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Red Buffalo were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FikaxGG FC to leave the ground with a draw.