League Play-Off

Raigon
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Elias Sierro made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Raigon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joey Morais came free, but Burutzagi Perojo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Markvincent Arciniega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Marcelito Vilaprenyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Andrea Jerez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xabier Garray sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Markvincent Arciniega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Marcelito Vilaprenyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Manga booed when Raigon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Manaut didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xove Calleja, 20 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Manga's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Jerez came free, but Marcelito Vilaprenyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Joey Morais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Andrea Jerez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelito Vilaprenyo was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. If Markvincent Arciniega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joey Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelito Vilaprenyo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrea Jerez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrea Jerez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andrea Jerez hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Marcelito Vilaprenyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Jerez in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Sierro in the 62nd minute of play forced Raigon FC's goalkeeper Burutzagi Perojo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes, Xabier Garray mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Raigon FC and the Manga players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Raigon FC's Xabier Garray got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Elias Sierro might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Burutzagi Perojo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Sierro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Raigon FC's goalkeeper Burutzagi Perojo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Andrea Jerez 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. Andrea Jerez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelito Vilaprenyo having to interfere. Marcelito Vilaprenyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markvincent Arciniega in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute Markvincent Arciniega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelito Vilaprenyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 played minutes Manga got a freekick which was hit by Ricart Astoreca. In the 82nd minute, Andrea Jerez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raigon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Burutzagi Perojo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 86th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Zuhaitz Abendano. When Markvincent Arciniega came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Raigon FC 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 Markvincent Arciniega couldn't finish the play. Andrea Jerez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Raigon FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Manga had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.