League Play-Off

Estadio Bombal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Mariano Unax started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Romeo Gotzon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Unax in the 6th minute of play forced Bombal AFC's goalkeeper Armando Markel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Blas Herauso managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Bombal AFC's Leandro Frasco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Montoya AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! Leandro Frasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Blas Herauso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Froilan Aureo came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Bombal AFC 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 Froilan Aureo couldn't finish the play. If Mariano Unax had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zacarias Arnau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Markel having to interfere. Armando Markel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Arnau in the 23rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Unax in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Markel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Unax in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Markel saved Bombal AFC from getting behind. Igor Aureo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Blas Herauso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Aureo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Montoya AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Aureo came free, but Blas Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armando Markel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacarias Arnau in the 41st minute of the match. After 43 played minutes Montoya AFC got a freekick which was hit by Benito Giro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Froilan Aureo in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blas Herauso saved Montoya AFC from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Froilan Aureo made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Frasco in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blas Herauso saved Montoya AFC from getting behind. Leandro Frasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Blas Herauso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60thth minute of the game Mariano Unax who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bombal AFC's Armando Markel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Armando Markel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Unax, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zacarias Arnau got free with Armando Markel in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Froilan Aureo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zacarias Arnau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Armando Markel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernesto Ramirez hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Bombal AFC's Armando Markel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Bombal AFC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Montoya AFC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Carlos Egoitz hit a great ball. Leandro Frasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Herauso having to interfere. If Zacarias Arnau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Montoya AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.