League Play-Off

Palmitas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Euloxu Tijerina got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Palmitas AFC's zone, Bizen Mazuca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timeteo Barboa came out of the goal and Bizen Mazuca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Calera FC's Gaizka Basallan got control of the ball when Nalo Arenzana tried to sneak it across the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Gorri Lorencio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gaizka Basallan, 1-0. Timeteo Barboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bizen Mazuca, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palmitas AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sixto Guio was slow to take the kick. During this time Calera FC's players had a chance to rest. Sixto Guio made a great header on Calera FC's corner, it was just that Palmitas AFC's Timeteo Barboa managed to reach the ball for a save. Timeteo Barboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bizen Mazuca in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nalo Arenzana got free with Gaizka Basallan in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 24 minutes, Gipuzkoa Cabaña mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calera FC and the Palmitas AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of Calera FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Palmitas AFC:s goal. In the 25th minute, Paublo Pelaez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaizka Basallan was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Vela Gorvea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nalo Arenzana came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Palmitas 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 Nalo Arenzana couldn't finish the play. Bizen Mazuca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Timeteo Barboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Calera FC's Lain Cuerva got a free kick in the 40th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Nalo Arenzana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palmitas AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nalo Arenzana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaizka Basallan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gaizka Basallan came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Palmitas AFC's Euloxu Tijerina. But to his dismay, Euloxu Tijerina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. With a little luck, Palmitas AFC's Timeteo Barboa got control of the ball when Vela Gorvea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Timeteo Barboa was a little too slow when Bizen Mazuca got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 3-1. Xuaco Cueva hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Timeteo Barboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vela Gorvea in the 67th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Palmitas AFC's Euloxu Tijerina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaizka Basallan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Vela Gorvea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute Nalo Arenzana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaizka Basallan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 78 in the game by Vela Gorvea from a close distance when the talented Timeteo Barboa managed to make a qualified save. Palmitas AFC's players were relieved. Vela Gorvea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vela Gorvea succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 83rd playminute. After 87 minutes, Nalo Arenzana made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Calera FC's Gaizka Basallan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nalo Arenzana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Gaizka Basallan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaizka Basallan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Euloxu Tijerina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Calera FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Palmitas AFC.