League Play-Off

Tuniaco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristian Merchan made the kick off which started today's match. Ruisko Rosa came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Tuniaco FC's Oier Lopez. But to his dismay, Oier Lopez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Joaquim Hijosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim Hijosa got free with Ruisko Rosa in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Suge Knight FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tuniaco FC:s goal. Ruisko Rosa went to the wrong direction when Baristo Somoza was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Joaquim Hijosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruisko Rosa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joaquim Hijosa ran back to his position shaking his head. Ulises Vierna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Nelio Urraburu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tuniaco FC's zone, Cristian Merchan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelio Urraburu came out of the goal and Cristian Merchan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ruisko Rosa made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Joaquim Hijosa sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Beliran Argüero made the kick off in the second half. Joaquim Hijosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 54 minutes Suge Knight FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Baristo Somoza who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Tuniaco FC's Baristo Somoza to fire away a dangerous shot which Ruisko Rosa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 56th minute of the match Baristo Somoza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruisko Rosa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Paz Amesquita's late challenge caught a Tuniaco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paz Amesquita helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Suge Knight FC's Paz Amesquita got a free kick in the 56th minute. After 58 played minutes, Tuniaco FC's Baristo Somoza shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ruisko Rosa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tuniaco FC reached it. If Cristian Merchan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Joaquim Hijosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute of the match, Cristian Merchan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nelio Urraburu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 70th minute of the match Suge Knight FC got a corner. Tuniaco FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sandalio Lizarazu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sandalio Lizarazu made a great header on Suge Knight FC's corner, it was just that Tuniaco FC's Nelio Urraburu managed to reach the ball for a save. Joaquim Hijosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Beliran Argüero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tuniaco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 81st minute, Celino Ruelas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulises Vierna's late challenge caught a Tuniaco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulises Vierna helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Suge Knight FC's Ulises Vierna got a free kick in the 82nd minute. When Joaquim Hijosa came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Tuniaco 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 Joaquim Hijosa couldn't finish the play. Suge Knight FC's Cristian Merchan got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ruisko Rosa came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Tuniaco FC's Beliran Argüero. But to his dismay, Beliran Argüero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Tuniaco FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.