League Play-Off

Els Rosildos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Margarita FC's Manel Pena 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 8th minute, Donzel Baños ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dolfos Ponce was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Dolfos Ponce made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Donzel Baños sent off a good shot on target. After 14 played minutes Margarita FC got a freekick which was hit by Roger Flores. With a little luck, Margarita FC's Dolfos Ponce got control of the ball when Donzel Baños tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pablo Duran kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Barea Cifuentes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dolfos Ponce having to interfere. In the 26th minute Barea Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dolfos Ponce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dolfos Ponce made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donzel Baños in the 27th minute. If Barea Cifuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roger Flores's late challenge caught a Els Rosildos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Flores helped the player get up and apologised. Roger Flores kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barea Cifuentes in the 32nd minute of play forced Margarita FC's goalkeeper Dolfos Ponce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Roger Flores came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Margarita 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 Roger Flores couldn't finish the play. After 38 played minutes Els Rosildos got a freekick which was hit by Alatz Santiago. Manel Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Xepe Idiaquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Manel Pena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Els Rosildos's goalkeeper Xepe Idiaquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Giorgio Sacristán's late challenge caught a Margarita FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giorgio Sacristán helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Els Rosildos getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Giorgio Sacristán hit a great ball. When Donzel Baños came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Els Rosildos 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 Donzel Baños couldn't finish the play. Dolfos Ponce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donzel Baños, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Margarita FC's Manel Pena dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. When Roger Flores was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 62 minutes had been played. The supporters of Els Rosildos booed when Margarita FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Flores didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dolfos Ponce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donzel Baños went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Aiert Alavedra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Margarita FC's Juan-Francisco Folch got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Juan-Francisco Folch came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Margarita 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 Juan-Francisco Folch couldn't finish the play. After 89 minutes, Aiert Alavedra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Els Rosildos and the Margarita FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Atilio Sainz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Els Rosildos's goalkeeper Xepe Idiaquez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan-Francisco Folch. Juan-Francisco Folch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Els Rosildos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.