League Play-Off

Diomondi Estadio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauricio Ramis took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Diomondi's Iyan Nadal got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 6th match minute, Bernabe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredo Garzon to maneuver through the defense. Fredo Garzon stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of Diomondi's defenders and the ball went out. Bernabe appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. Guaberto Harroyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manel Buenafuente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fredo Garzon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Diomondi getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Iyan Nadal hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Manel Buenafuente notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Diomondi's Guaberto Harroyo. Guaberto Harroyo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Gentza Velazquez fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Diomondi's protests and gave Gentza Velazquez a yellow card for diving instead. After 22 played minutes Diomondi got a freekick which was hit by Gentza Velazquez. Izar Flores made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Antero Gonzalvez sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Diomondi's Gallo Azofra got a free kick in the 30th minute. It was beautiful to see Bernabe's Loren Riells in action when he in the 32nd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fredo Garzon in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guaberto Harroyo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guaberto Harroyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manel Buenafuente in the 40th minute of the match. After 47 minutes, Manel Buenafuente made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Diomondi's Guaberto Harroyo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Guaberto Harroyo was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Manel Buenafuente capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Manel Buenafuente really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Dalmu Acarreta's late challenge caught a Diomondi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalmu Acarreta helped the player get up and apologised. Dalmu Acarreta hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Mauricio Ramis 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. Diomondi's Guaberto Harroyo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Diomondi from getting a goal against them. Bernabe's Izar Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antero Gonzalvez in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Manel Buenafuente cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Guaberto Harroyo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 74 played minutes Bernabe got a freekick which was hit by Manel Buenafuente. In the 77th minute, Antero Gonzalvez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Diomondi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Diomondi's Guaberto Harroyo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manel Buenafuente in the 82nd minute of play. Guaberto Harroyo had great luck who in the 84thth minute grab hold of the ball when Manel Buenafuente from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Fredo Garzon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manel Buenafuente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guaberto Harroyo having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manel Buenafuente in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guaberto Harroyo saved Diomondi from getting behind. When the final whistle sounded Bernabe left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Diomondi.