League Play-Off

Mucurital
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Maparaca's Domingos Lucas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Richie Fano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Txanton Olaverrieta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mucurital FC's Richie Fano in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maparaca's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10th match minute, Mucurital FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rius Cuenca to maneuver through the defense. If Domingos Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mucurital FC's Casado Torre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Lucas in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Mucurital FC's Richie Fano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Txanton Olaverrieta. Txanton Olaverrieta yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Richie Fano notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Maparaca's Txanton Olaverrieta. Txanton Olaverrieta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Richie Fano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Xurdin Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xurdin Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Txanton Olaverrieta having to interfere. Mucurital FC's Xurdin Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Xurdin Cruz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Txanton Olaverrieta, 3-0. An unexpected shot in the 43rd minute by Xurdin Cruz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Richie Fano made the kick off in the second half. Casado Torre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Lucas in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Hipolito Mayoral 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. Andrew Portocarrero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domingos Lucas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 61st minute. Maparaca's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 64 minutes, Richie Fano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mucurital FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richie Fano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andrew Portocarrero in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Casado Torre, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xurdin Cruz in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Txanton Olaverrieta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Domingos Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Casado Torre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Mucurital FC fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Mucurital FC's Richie Fano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Maparaca's Andrew Portocarrero got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benja Pagan's late challenge caught a Maparaca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benja Pagan helped the player get up and apologised. After 84 played minutes Mucurital FC got a freekick which was hit by Benja Pagan. In the 86th minute, Lidon Descapa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xurdin Cruz in the 92nd minute of play forced Maparaca's goalkeeper Txanton Olaverrieta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mucurital FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Maparaca for a fine match.