League Play-Off

Estadio Arrabal De B
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eleodoro Salazar started the match with the kick off. Iyan Salazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ildefonso Riells tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rubén Carballeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teo Helguera hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Eleodoro Salazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Troy Naranjo having to interfere. Ildefonso Riells took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubén Carballeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eleodoro Salazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Troy Naranjo having to interfere. If Iyan Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Urko Villa fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barcelona FC's protests and gave Urko Villa a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Barcelona FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Urko Villa hit a great ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Iyan Salazar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrabal De Benablón AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iyan Salazar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Arrabal De Benablón AFC's Ildefonso Riells threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rubén Carballeira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zunbeltz Alabern might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Troy Naranjo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zunbeltz Alabern ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Barcelona FC's Teo Helguera got a free kick in the 32nd minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rubén Carballeira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iyan Salazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute, Rubén Carballeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrabal De Benablón AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Zunbeltz Alabern had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Rubén Carballeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ildefonso Riells showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iyan Salazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xalbador Acedo during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 played minutes Barcelona FC got a freekick which was hit by Xalbador Acedo. Ildefonso Riells made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén Carballeira in the 80th minute of play. Melchor Arribas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ildefonso Riells read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Rubén Carballeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Riells having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Zunbeltz Alabern cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Troy Naranjo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iyan Salazar took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ildefonso Riells. Ildefonso Riells dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Arrabal De Benablón AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barcelona FC for a fine match.