League Play-Off

Manantiales
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jose Natal made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Vieytes AFC's Severiano Loi got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Jose Natal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Juan Txema made a huge save. After having played for 15 minutes, Jose Natal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Natal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Manantiales AFC's Matias Papo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Juan Txema. That made the score 1-0 after 16 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Vieytes AFC defense, Jose Natal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Txema. The Vieytes AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Txema should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Vieytes AFC's zone, Melchor Regis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Txema came out of the goal and Melchor Regis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ruben Erramu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Txema made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Natal in the 43rd minute. The audience was convinced that Melchor Regis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Txema was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

If Melchor Regis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severiano Loi hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When Jose Natal came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Manantiales 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 Jose Natal couldn't finish the play. After 60 minutes, Mauricio Ongile mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vieytes AFC and the Manantiales AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Vieytes AFC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Mauricio Ongile hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Ruben Erramu 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. Juan Txema took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Natal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amancio Lugo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Raul Rioja made a huge save. Juan Txema showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Natal in the 68th minute of the match. Raul Rioja made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Mauricio Ongile sent off a good shot on target. Melchor Regis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Txema having to interfere. After 82 minutes of play, Manantiales AFC's Ruben Erramu made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Txema was left in no man's land by his defense there! 87 minutes into the match, Vieytes AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Melchor Regis came free, but Juan Txema reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Rioja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Ongile, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute.