League Play-Off

Estadio Arkaia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Macabeo Folch took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gartzen Bouzas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arkaia's Mariano Helguera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gartzen Bouzas in the 9th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Arkaia got a freekick which was hit by Vermudo Negro. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Macabeo Folch took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Alfonso Carmona to make any attempt to save it. Gartzen Bouzas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mariano Helguera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Gartzen Bouzas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Helguera having to interfere. After 26 minutes, Virgilio Barrios mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arkaia and the Sant Just Desvern FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arkaia's Virgilio Barrios got a free kick in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Gartzen Bouzas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mariano Helguera. Arkaia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gartzen Bouzas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Iyan Roig hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Alfonso Carmona stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Macabeo Folch's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Mariano Helguera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toro Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Mariano Helguera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gartzen Bouzas in the 42nd minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Gartzen Bouzas made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Gartzen Bouzas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Helguera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gartzen Bouzas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Mariano Helguera made a huge save. Arkaia's Mariano Helguera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gartzen Bouzas in the 57th minute of play. Gartzen Bouzas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute Cugat Nobo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Carmona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Helguera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gartzen Bouzas, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Arkaia's Mariano Helguera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gartzen Bouzas in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, Arkaia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgilio Barrios to maneuver through the defense. After 81 played minutes Sant Just Desvern FC got a freekick which was hit by Miro Vila. In the 84th minute, Vermudo Negro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arkaia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Cugat Nobo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Carmona having to interfere. The Sant Just Desvern FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Arkaia from taking control. The game ends in a draw.