League Play-Off

Fabricas De San Juan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ruente's Luis-Antonio Gutierrez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Boni Arribas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Txomin Roman was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Txomin Roman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis-Antonio Gutierrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Luis-Antonio Gutierrez took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Txomin Roman. Txomin Roman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 23rd minute, Luis-Antonio Gutierrez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ruente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Emilio Saboya kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Xilo Zafrilla made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Rolando Quintas sent off a good shot on target. Txomin Roman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis-Antonio Gutierrez in the 34th minute of play. Lauren Quijana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xilo Zafrilla having to interfere. Emilio Saboya kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When Fabricas De San Juan De Alcara FC's Lauren Quijana in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ruente's goalie prevented a goal. Boni Arribas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boni Arribas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Txomin Roman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute, Boni Arribas 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 was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Emilio Saboya was shown his second yellow card after 54 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Ruente's Xilo Zafrilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauren Quijana in the 59th minute of play. Gentza Feria was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 62nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 65th minute Rolando Quintas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xilo Zafrilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rolando Quintas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Boni Arribas might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Txomin Roman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boni Arribas ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Rolando Redondo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Txomin Roman. That made the score 0-3 in the 74 minute of play. If Boni Arribas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruente's Rolando Redondo got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eutropio Checa kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Rolando Quintas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rolando Quintas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xilo Zafrilla having to make a save. When Boni Arribas came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Ruente 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 Boni Arribas couldn't finish the play. Ruente played a much better game than Fabricas De San Juan De Alcara FC and deserved their victory. The Fabricas De San Juan De Alcara FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.