League Play-Off

Rafa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Suero Lanis started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gotzon Muriel in the 2nd minute of play forced Mburica's goalkeeper Lon Munozcano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lon Munozcano made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Madeo Banzo sent off a good shot on target. After 10 minutes, Beltran Recemill made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Mburica's Lon Munozcano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Mburica's goalkeeper Lon Munozcano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beltran Recemill. Lon Munozcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gotzon Muriel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Heres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suero Lanis in the 21st minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Beltran Recemill 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. Manuel Heres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beltxe Magdaleno, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 34th minute Gotzon Muriel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lon Munozcano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36thth minute of the game Madeo Banzo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mburica's Lon Munozcano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With 39 minutes on the clock, Naike Villalba commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 39 minutes into the game, one of Mburica:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 42 minutes, JOTA FC's Gotzon Muriel got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Lon Munozcano. After a defensive mix-up in Mburica's zone, Beltran Recemill stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lon Munozcano came out of the goal and Beltran Recemill tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Vedillo Lasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Heres having to interfere. Lon Munozcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beltran Recemill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gotzon Muriel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gotzon Muriel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Madeo Banzo notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Mburica's Lon Munozcano. Lon Munozcano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gotzon Muriel in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lon Munozcano saved Mburica from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Mburica's Beltxe Magdaleno got a free kick in the 78th minute. When Beltran Recemill came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the JOTA 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 Beltran Recemill couldn't finish the play. Beltran Recemill struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Lon Munozcano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JOTA FC. In the 95th minute, Beltran Recemill 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. In the 97th minute Gotzon Muriel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lon Munozcano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the JOTA FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.