League Play-Off

Estadio Añatuya
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Baltasar Lertxun took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patricio Matxin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 13 played minutes Falckner got a freekick which was hit by Santos Gotzon. When Patricio Matxin came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Falckner 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 Patricio Matxin couldn't finish the play. After 23 played minutes Falckner got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Bermund. If David Mendebal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the game, Gustavo Bernad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Falckner's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Añatuya the free kick. After 27 played minutes Falckner got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Bernad. In the 29th match minute, Falckner was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Gotzon to maneuver through the defense. Jacobo Efraim made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when David Mendebal sent off a good shot on target. Jacobo Efraim made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Mendebal in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Mario Gartzen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Añatuya's supporters rose to their feet, but Mario Gartzen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Efraim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isidro Jacob made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltasar Lertxun in the 40th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Gustavo Bernad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute, Falckner's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mario Gartzen fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mario Gartzen to make the kick off. After 63 minutes, Mario Gartzen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Añatuya and the Falckner players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 played minutes Añatuya got a freekick which was hit by Mario Gartzen. Jacobo Efraim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Mendebal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, David Mendebal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Efraim. Falckner's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Mendebal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Jacobo Efraim didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Añatuya's Mario Gartzen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Patricio Matxin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mario Gartzen struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Jacobo Efraim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Añatuya. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Mendebal in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Efraim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 93 minutes of play Falckner's Santos Gotzon was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Añatuya fans cheered their team off the field, for while Falckner had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.