League Play-Off

Garrapale
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gaitano Vendrell kicked off to start the match. Ximenez Fallabes's late challenge caught a Carrizales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ximenez Fallabes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Garrapale getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ximenez Fallabes hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Garrapale's Gaitano Vendrell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manny Platas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chabier Mazas charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chabier Mazas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ximenez Fallabes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ermano Escamilla's late challenge caught a Carrizales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ermano Escamilla helped the player get up and apologised. Ermano Escamilla kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After having played for 20 minutes, Bartoleme Bidania managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Carrizales's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bartoleme Bidania was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fernado Feijoo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 26 minutes into the match, Garrapale's goal looked a bit too open when Fernado Feijoo came free, but Eusko Antezana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Carrizales's Fernando Tiedra got a free kick in the 29th minute. Gaitano Vendrell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manny Platas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. When Markel Fermosel fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carrizales's protests and gave Markel Fermosel a yellow card for diving instead. Markel Fermosel kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Manny Platas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaitano Vendrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Carrizales's goal looked a bit too open when Ximenez Fallabes came free, but Manny Platas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manny Platas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gaitano Vendrell's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ximenez Fallabes got free with Manny Platas in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carrizales's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fulgencio Echandi was slow to take the kick. During this time Garrapale's players had a chance to rest. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bartoleme Bidania to make the kick off. Gaitano Vendrell took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manny Platas. Manny Platas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 62nd minute, Carrizales's Bartoleme Bidania ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eusko Antezana. Eusko Antezana yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Fernado Feijoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Eusko Antezana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Fernado Feijoo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eusko Antezana was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Chabier Mazas got his second yellow card in the match during the 76th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Salvator Peñin kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Carrizales were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Garrapale's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xacobo Villegas took the corner. Bartoleme Bidania blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eusko Antezana having to make a save. 84 minutes into the match, Garrapale's goalkeeper Eusko Antezana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartoleme Bidania. Ximenez Fallabes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manny Platas having to interfere. In the 90th minute Ximenez Fallabes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manny Platas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Carrizales walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.