League Play-Off

Manga
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Muc Barron started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Joseph Lezarreta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gaizkine Atencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesaro Batalle in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Urtsin Toresano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Joseph Lezarreta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaizkine Atencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagoberto Negroni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the game, Cesaro Batalle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Urtsin Toresano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Domeka Tristan fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manga AFC's protests and gave Domeka Tristan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Manga AFC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Domeka Tristan hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Joseph Lezarreta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaizkine Atencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Dagoberto Negroni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joseph Lezarreta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Lezarreta in the 51st minute of play forced Manga AFC's goalkeeper Gaizkine Atencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 52 minutes of play Manga AFC's Domeka Tristan 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. Domeka Tristan kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. A hard shot 54 in the game by Dagoberto Negroni from a close distance when the talented Gaizkine Atencio managed to make a qualified save. Manga AFC's players were relieved. Gaizkine Atencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Lezarreta in the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th minute Cesaro Batalle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urtsin Toresano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Xinaro Villamañan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lluveras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manga AFC the free kick. Xinaro Villamañan hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. When Cesaro Batalle came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Manga 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 Cesaro Batalle couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the match, Manga AFC's goalkeeper Gaizkine Atencio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dagoberto Negroni. Dagoberto Negroni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Gaizkine Atencio made a huge save. 70 minutes into the game, Dagoberto Negroni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Gaizkine Atencio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Urtsin Toresano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Esperta in the 75th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lluveras's goalkeeper Urtsin Toresano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dagoberto Negroni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lluveras had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.