League Play-Off

Estadio Copa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Urdaspal Najera got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Toli Echague managed to get in a good position for a shot. SacaChispa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Toli Echague was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julen Carrillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Copa FBC's Egoi Viñal got a free kick in the 11th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Bemabe Castelo could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Ramon Brancovi however easily saved by the left post. Urdaspal Najera kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Bemabe Castelo hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Bemabe Castelo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Copa FBC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bemabe Castelo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramon Brancovi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramon Brancovi made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Bemabe Castelo sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes in the game, Savion Ariño fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ramon Brancovi having to interfere. When Dabi Garray fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SacaChispa FC's protests and gave Dabi Garray a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Copa FBC booed when SacaChispa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dabi Garray didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sesuldo Moyuelo came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Copa FBC 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 Sesuldo Moyuelo couldn't finish the play. Llope Saco kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Copa FBC's corner Sesuldo Moyuelo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ramon Brancovi quite easily take care of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, SacaChispa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Savion Ariño came free, but Ramon Brancovi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Llope Saco might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julen Carrillo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Llope Saco ran back to his position shaking his head. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Savion Ariño was the one to do the kick off. Ramon Brancovi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bemabe Castelo in the 57th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Egoi Viñal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Brancovi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramon Brancovi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Savion Ariño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th match minute, SacaChispa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Llope Saco to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Julen Carrillo managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when SacaChispa FC's Toli Echague fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Urdaspal Najera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toli Echague fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julen Carrillo having to interfere. Toli Echague fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julen Carrillo having to interfere. Bemabe Castelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Brancovi having to interfere. The Copa FBC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.