League Play-Off

Estadio Loventué
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mario Txartiko kicked off to start the match. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Ignacio Itzaina got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Julian Beila hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mario Txartiko in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adan Iraunkor saved Pinchas AFC from getting behind. In the 15th minute Mario Txartiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adan Iraunkor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Loventué's Arnaldo Sarracino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Maraman in the 26th minute of play. Julian Beila kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the match Leonardo Olentzaro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnaldo Sarracino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Adan Iraunkor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Itzaina in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Florin in the 33rd minute of play forced Loventué's goalkeeper Arnaldo Sarracino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignacio Itzaina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Adan Iraunkor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mario Txartiko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adan Iraunkor having to interfere. Jose Maraman charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Maraman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jose Maraman kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jose Maraman was the one to do the kick off. Mario Txartiko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loventué's Mario Txartiko got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Itzaina in the 59th minute of play forced Pinchas AFC's goalkeeper Adan Iraunkor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Txartiko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adan Iraunkor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Fermin Fernado kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Mario Txartiko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loventué's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Txartiko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ignacio Itzaina fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Loventué's protests and gave Ignacio Itzaina a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Loventué getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Ignacio Itzaina hit a great ball. Arnaldo Sarracino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Maraman in the 66th minute of the match. Saturnino Haimar's late challenge caught a Loventué's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saturnino Haimar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute of the match Bonifacio Marz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adan Iraunkor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mario Txartiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Adan Iraunkor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Feliberto Milian hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute Jose Maraman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Sarracino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.