League Play-Off

San Xose De Ribartem
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) San Xose De Ribarteme's Derwin Torrente 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charro Tobia in the 3rd minute of play forced San Xose De Ribarteme's goalkeeper Garcilaso Cabrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Barcelona FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Riells had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cruz Lopez. Ildefonso Riells made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Cruz Lopez sent off a good shot on target. Garcilaso Cabrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zunbeltz Alabern in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Cruz Lopez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ildefonso Riells took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Derwin Torrente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Barcelona FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Paquito Losada hit a great ball. Charro Tobia hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Barcelona FC's zone, Cruz Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ildefonso Riells came out of the goal and Cruz Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. San Xose De Ribarteme's Garcilaso Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urko Villa in the 30th minute of play. If Derwin Torrente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Derwin Torrente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ildefonso Riells tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cruz Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eleodoro Salazar to make the kick off. 61 minutes into the match, Zunbeltz Alabern had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Garcilaso Cabrera. San Xose De Ribarteme's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zunbeltz Alabern was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Derwin Torrente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Barcelona FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Teo Helguera hit a great ball. Zunbeltz Alabern blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Garcilaso Cabrera having to make a save. In the 85th minute, Eleodoro Salazar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Garcilaso Cabrera. The goal made the score 1-2. Zunbeltz Alabern was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 91st minute. Barcelona FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Zunbeltz Alabern sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zunbeltz Alabern could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Garcilaso Cabrera made a huge save. The Barcelona FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.