League Play-Off

Estadio Manantiales
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. Donato Sindo started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Daniel Precioso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Peruanton in the 6th minute of play forced Manantiales's goalkeeper Cornelio Gipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Arsenal FC 2 were awarded a corner. Agustin Vermudo went to the cornerflag to take it. Agustin Vermudo made a great header on Arsenal FC 2's corner, it was just that Manantiales's Cornelio Gipuzkoa managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Donato Sindo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal FC 2's supporters rose to their feet, but Donato Sindo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cornelio Gipuzkoa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabio Peruanton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Cornelio Gipuzkoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agustin Vermudo charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agustin Vermudo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Manantiales booed when Arsenal FC 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustin Vermudo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Romeo Edorta sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Arsenal FC 2's Ildefonso Fresco didn't even have to move. 21 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC 2's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidio Berdaitz came free, but Ildefonso Fresco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cornelio Gipuzkoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Sindo in the 24th minute of play. Efrain Rio's late challenge caught a Arsenal FC 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efrain Rio helped the player get up and apologised. Cornelio Gipuzkoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Tino in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Fabio Peruanton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cornelio Gipuzkoa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Sindo went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Fabio Peruanton succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Cornelio Gipuzkoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Peruanton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Manantiales players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arsenal FC 2 were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ovidio Berdaitz to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Efrain Rio notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Arsenal FC 2's Ildefonso Fresco. Ildefonso Fresco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Manantiales getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Efrain Rio hit a great ball. If Donato Sindo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Peruanton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cornelio Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Sindo in the 69th minute of the match. Efrain Rio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Fresco having to interfere. Donato Sindo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Cornelio Gipuzkoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cornelio Gipuzkoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Sindo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Manantiales's goalkeeper Cornelio Gipuzkoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Arsenal FC 2 defense, Ovidio Berdaitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ildefonso Fresco. The Arsenal FC 2 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ildefonso Fresco should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Manantiales's Marcos Viviano got a free kick in the 95th minute. Arsenal FC 2's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.