League Play-Off

Estadio Urnieta
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. George Font started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Manrique in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rami Garcia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. George Font recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Manrique fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Garcia having to interfere. Rami Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Manrique in the 24th minute of the match. Miguel Barrios hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. If Marco Manrique had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Meliana AFC's zone, Sotero Bajo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tartalo Raya came out of the goal and Sotero Bajo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34thth minute of the game Arnaldo Villafane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meliana AFC's Tartalo Raya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Meliana AFC's goalkeeper Tartalo Raya had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sotero Bajo. Lander Contreras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Garcia having to interfere. Marco Manrique received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Rami Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnaldo Villafane made a kick off. Arnaldo Villafane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tartalo Raya having to interfere. Arnaldo Villafane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Tartalo Raya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 minutes of play, Urnieta's Sotero Bajo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tartalo Raya was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Manrique got free with Rami Garcia in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 64th match minute, Meliana AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Feria to maneuver through the defense. Arnaldo Villafane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Tartalo Raya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tartalo Raya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotero Bajo in the 70th minute of play. Marco Manrique fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Garcia having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Meliana AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Villafane came free, but Tartalo Raya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Urnieta's zone, George Font stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rami Garcia came out of the goal and George Font tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Urnieta's defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Marco Manrique scored to the left of an out of position Rami Garcia, making the score, 1-1. Sotero Bajo struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Tartalo Raya didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Urnieta. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.