League Play-Off

Arbolsolo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iparragirre Troconiz got the match started through his kick off. Iparragirre Troconiz 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. Abel Salado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guter Cagide in the 5th minute of play. Mel Estarrona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Estebe Garrido made a huge save. A very nice done corner allowed Mel Estarrona to score against Estebe Garrido in Pudieras FC's goal. 1-0 after 8 minutes. Abel Salado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iparragirre Troconiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikeldi Mezquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estebe Garrido having to interfere. Arbolsolo FC's attack was well implemented in the 26th minute, but when Mel Estarrona was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 29th minute of the match Maraman Sominaya shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Estebe Garrido showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mikeldi Mezquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estebe Garrido having to interfere. Mel Estarrona who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Estebe Garrido when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Mel Estarrona put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Estebe Garrido. Mikeldi Mezquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estebe Garrido having to interfere. Indar Figueira struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Estebe Garrido didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arbolsolo FC. Mikeldi Mezquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estebe Garrido having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Pudieras FC's Germano Vandoma seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Germano Vandoma the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pudieras FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Germano Vandoma had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 44 minutes into the game, one of Pudieras FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mikeldi Mezquita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Pudieras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mikeldi Mezquita came free, but Estebe Garrido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Pudieras FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonsalvo Güega to maneuver through the defense. When Mel Estarrona came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Arbolsolo 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 Mel Estarrona couldn't finish the play. In the 66th minute Mikeldi Mezquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Estebe Garrido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Pudieras FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Froylan Cifontes to maneuver through the defense. Estebe Garrido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mel Estarrona in the 69th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Gonsalvo Güega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 72 minutes, Gonsalvo Güega mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pudieras FC and the Arbolsolo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 73 played minutes Pudieras FC got a freekick which was hit by Gonsalvo Güega. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Mikeldi Mezquita sped through Pudieras FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Estebe Garrido. If Mikeldi Mezquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venceslas Piñeira's late challenge caught a Arbolsolo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Venceslas Piñeira helped the player get up and apologised. If Mikeldi Mezquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abel Salado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guter Cagide in the 89th minute of the match. Estebe Garrido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikeldi Mezquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Arbolsolo FC had played much better football throughout.