League Play-Off

Barra
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Ramone started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Nicanor Txanton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barra AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nunez Pabla in the 5th minute. Natalio Txema's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zacarias Frasquito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Manuel Ramone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Placido Jerano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 19 minutes, Nicanor Txanton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Luxardo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicanor Txanton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zacarias Frasquito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Txema, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Raul Demesio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Zacarias Frasquito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natalio Txema received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Zacarias Frasquito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Placido Jerano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Ramone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Barra AFC's Gilberto Paio got a free kick in the 41st minute. After 43rd play minutes Aureliano Atarratze shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Placido Jerano and just under the crossbar into goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natalio Txema to make the kick off. Zacarias Frasquito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Txema, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Aureliano Atarratze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Luxardo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aureliano Atarratze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Placido Jerano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Aureliano Atarratze came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Luxardo AFC 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 Aureliano Atarratze couldn't finish the play. After 64 played minutes Luxardo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto Edorta. Zacarias Frasquito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Txema in the 68th minute of play. Zacarias Frasquito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Txema in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Manuel Ramone notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Barra AFC's Placido Jerano. Placido Jerano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gilberto Paio kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Manuel Ramone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Placido Jerano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Aureliano Atarratze 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. Placido Jerano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Ramone, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After some careless play in the Barra AFC defense, Manuel Ramone kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Placido Jerano. The Barra AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Placido Jerano should have stopped the shot. Raul Demesio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Barra AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Luxardo AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.