League Play-Off

Estadio Ritoque
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Patxi Vivar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Orlondón Lezaeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juan Miguel Chandia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victoro Otava went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Patxi Vivar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ritoque's supporters rose to their feet, but Patxi Vivar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Miguel Chandia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 15 minutes, Victoro Otava managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ritoque's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victoro Otava was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 2-0 became the score in the 16th minute when Patxi Vivar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Tinajas's Juan Miguel Chandia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patxi Vivar in the 21st minute of play. If Patxi Vivar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ritoque's Miren Moure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juanjo Zercalde in the 34th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Victoro Otava 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. Juanjo Zercalde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Miren Moure tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Narváez in the 44th minute of play forced Ritoque's goalkeeper Miren Moure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th match minute, Ritoque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siluna Nuñez to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juanjo Zercalde to make the kick off. Gaston Narváez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 55 played minutes Tinajas got a freekick which was hit by Juanjo Zercalde. If Patxi Vivar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victoro Otava hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. With his leg Miren Moure managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Tinajas's Gaston Narváez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The long shot by Marino Dol in the 65th minute really tested Miren Moure's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Patxi Vivar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Victoro Otava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ritoque's Patxi Vivar managed to work through Tinajas's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Patxi Vivar dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. A collision led to Tinajas getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ever Balart hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Ritoque's Modestio Vlahovic in action when he in the 83rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 85th minute Patxi Vivar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Miguel Chandia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Tinajas's goal looked a bit too open when Patxi Vivar came free, but Juan Miguel Chandia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Miguel Chandia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patxi Vivar, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Juan Miguel Chandia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patxi Vivar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patxi Vivar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Miguel Chandia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patxi Vivar in the 97th minute of the match. Juan Miguel Chandia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoro Otava in the 98th minute of the match.