League Play-Off

Egana
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bizen Cascos kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eztebe Usarralde in the 3rd minute of play forced Egana AFC's goalkeeper Xove Longar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Egana AFC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Saturnino Mosquera hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Damaso Perales ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xove Longar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Egana AFC's Gavino Colunga pulled a muscle in his back after 13 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 14 played minutes Batovi AFC got a freekick which was hit by Angelino Basurto. In the 25th minute, Eztebe Usarralde 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. 26 minutes into the match, Egana AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Damaso Perales came free, but Xove Longar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xove Longar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Perales, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Llanos Astola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xove Longar was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. After having played for 32 minutes, Damaso Perales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Batovi AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damaso Perales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hanni Toldra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Behe Outon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hanni Toldra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hanni Toldra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Behe Outon having to interfere. In the 46th minute Bizen Cascos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Behe Outon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Eztebe Usarralde made the kick off in the second half. Behe Outon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hanni Toldra, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Gasteiz Porquera kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. With his leg Xove Longar managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Batovi AFC's Damaso Perales fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Egana AFC's Xove Longar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eztebe Usarralde in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Eztebe Usarralde fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Behe Outon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hanni Toldra in the 71st minute of the match. A collision led to Batovi AFC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Damaso Perales hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Batovi AFC's zone, Hanni Toldra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Behe Outon came out of the goal and Hanni Toldra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Damaso Perales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Batovi AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damaso Perales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eztebe Usarralde recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Batovi AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.