League Play-Off

Manzanilla
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sindo Sirguero made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Itzaina Astete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haritzeder Ilarza was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Caracas.F.C.'s Tallia Puredo got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Umbruso Sufiria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnau Robres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Haritzeder Ilarza made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sindo Sirguero in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zoil Garnica saved Manzanilla FC from getting behind. A collision led to Manzanilla FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Itzaina Astete hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnau Robres got free with Haritzeder Ilarza in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Haritzeder Ilarza was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Heli Astera capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Heli Astera really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The corner led Caracas.F.C.'s Breogan Rubina to fire away a dangerous shot which Zoil Garnica despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sindo Sirguero in the 39th minute of play forced Manzanilla FC's goalkeeper Zoil Garnica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Manzanilla FC's Heli Astera seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Heli Astera the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Manzanilla FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Heli Astera had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Manzanilla FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Caracas.F.C.:s goal. The referee gave Caracas.F.C. a penalty, 43 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Stefano Abos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manzanilla FC's Zoil Garnica. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Umbruso Sufiria was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnau Robres in the 51st minute of play forced Caracas.F.C.'s goalkeeper Haritzeder Ilarza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Itzaina Astete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haritzeder Ilarza was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 57th minute, Severino Caval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, Manzanilla FC's goalkeeper Zoil Garnica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Breogan Rubina. Tallia Puredo hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Umbruso Sufiria in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haritzeder Ilarza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Caracas.F.C.'s Haritzeder Ilarza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Itzaina Astete in the 61st minute of play. Marco Garrote fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoil Garnica having to interfere. Zoil Garnica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sindo Sirguero in the 65th minute. Marco Garrote had several of the Manzanilla FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 68 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Zoil Garnica as he didn't even see the shot coming. Marco Garrote fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoil Garnica having to interfere. Sindo Sirguero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zoil Garnica having to make a save. Manzanilla FC's Umbruso Sufiria got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 80 minutes, Tallia Puredo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caracas.F.C. and the Manzanilla FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tallia Puredo hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Marco Garrote scored 1-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zoil Garnica, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Manzanilla FC defense, Sindo Sirguero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zoil Garnica. The Manzanilla FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zoil Garnica should have stopped the shot. After 92 played minutes Caracas.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jesus Obispo. When Itzaina Astete fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manzanilla FC's protests and gave Itzaina Astete a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes Manzanilla FC got a freekick which was hit by Itzaina Astete.