League Play-Off

Maguaza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marz Carbezo kicked off to start the match. Ramirez Bayon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Borregon in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Etxekopar Arenchen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Jordy Antoñana put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Elivareo Arripe. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordy Antoñana in the 18th minute of play forced Maguaza's goalkeeper Elivareo Arripe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jordy Antoñana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Irama FC booed when Maguaza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Elcano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 26 minutes of play, Irama FC's Jordy Antoñana made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elivareo Arripe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Basajaun Ituarte in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elivareo Arripe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xavier Borregon kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Basajaun Ituarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elivareo Arripe. Maguaza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Basajaun Ituarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The audience was convinced that Basajaun Ituarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elivareo Arripe was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Bartuelo Armoña hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The supporters of Irama FC booed when Maguaza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herensuge Bustio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 49th minute of the match Xandro Morata shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elivareo Arripe showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jordy Antoñana to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jordy Antoñana in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elivareo Arripe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Maguaza getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ruben Enterria hit a great ball. Elivareo Arripe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigio Cianca in the 77th minute of the match. The supporters of Irama FC booed when Maguaza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kinsen Riopedre didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordy Antoñana in the 79th minute of play forced Maguaza's goalkeeper Elivareo Arripe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Etxekopar Arenchen came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Maguaza 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 Etxekopar Arenchen couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, Marz Carbezo 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. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Irama FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.