League Play-Off

Palaciero
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anxo Cedeno made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Txeru Fardi in the 10th minute of play forced Palaciero FC's goalkeeper Chesus Iturriaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leizarraga Soba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 22 played minutes Palaciero FC got a freekick which was hit by Koldobika Brunati. After recieving a nice pass, Ranchitos FC's Severiano Salablanca tried to score from far away in the 22nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Leizarraga Soba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chesus Iturriaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Txeru Fardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Leizarraga Soba came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Ranchitos 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 Leizarraga Soba couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute, Orland Renteria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Txeru Fardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Chesus Iturriaga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paquito Aldazabal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Bernat Villaboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Koldobika Brunati recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leizarraga Soba made a kick off. Chesus Iturriaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leizarraga Soba, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Ranchitos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Orland Renteria came free, but Bernat Villaboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tello Miramontes's late challenge caught a Palaciero FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tello Miramontes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ranchitos FC's Tello Miramontes got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Anxo Cedeno took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernat Villaboa. Bernat Villaboa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 67 minutes into the match, Ranchitos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anxo Cedeno came free, but Bernat Villaboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paquito Aldazabal in the 68th minute of play forced Ranchitos FC's goalkeeper Bernat Villaboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Palaciero FC's zone, Leizarraga Soba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chesus Iturriaga came out of the goal and Leizarraga Soba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Palaciero FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Afonso Moscoso hit a great ball. Severiano Salablanca took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chesus Iturriaga. Palaciero FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Txeru Fardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xamin Noboa during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Xamin Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Txeru Fardi 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. 80 minutes into the game, Urritz Izcaray was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ranchitos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palaciero FC the free kick. The supporters of Palaciero FC booed when Ranchitos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urritz Izcaray didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Orland Renteria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ranchitos FC booed when Palaciero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerico Marigorta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chesus Iturriaga was a little too slow when Txeru Fardi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 2-1.