League Play-Off

Estadio Lavaderos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Placido Justo got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Belen FC's Imanol Arenas got a free kick in the 4th minute. Lavaderos's Cristos Concha couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Belen FC. Silban Gasca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Lauaxeta Cavaneros made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Placido Justo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sal Pato. Lavaderos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Placido Justo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Justo in the 17th minute of play forced Lavaderos's goalkeeper Sal Pato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Lavaderos getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Mitxel Buisante hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Lavaderos's Mauricio Gayo got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Placido Justo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belen FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. During the 28th minute of the match Mauricio Gayo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mauricio Gayo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Lavaderos getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Mauricio Gayo hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, Belen FC's Imanol Arenas broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 33 minutes of play, Belen FC's Urtungo Riofrio made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sal Pato was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 37 minutes, Manel Seral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lavaderos and the Belen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Manel Seral kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Lavaderos's Sal Pato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtungo Riofrio in the 40th minute of play. Sal Pato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urtungo Riofrio in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The referee felt a red card was in order, 53 minutes into the game, when Nelio Espoa put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Lavaderos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Belen FC:s goal. In the 56th minute there was a penalty for Belen FC. Imanol Arenas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sal Pato. 1-4. Urtungo Riofrio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Sal Pato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Belen FC's Placido Justo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sal Pato narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mitxel Buisante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Lauaxeta Cavaneros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Txilar Herdozain kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. If Hector-Luis Cazares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urtungo Riofrio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Lavaderos's Sal Pato got control of the ball when Urtungo Riofrio tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belen FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.