League Play-Off

Els Rosildos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Garrigoles's Asensio Rodriguez 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 3rdth minute of the game Asensio Rodriguez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Els Rosildos's Xepe Idiaquez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 5th minute, Anaya Bacete left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Garrigoles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 12th minute, Els Rosildos's Barea Cifuentes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 15th minute, Gandolfo Coira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anaya Bacete took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xepe Idiaquez. Xepe Idiaquez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Asensio Rodriguez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anaya Bacete in the 34th minute of play forced Els Rosildos's goalkeeper Xepe Idiaquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Barea Cifuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Garrigoles's Xoan Harroyo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Garrigoles from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Els Rosildos defense, Anaya Bacete kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xepe Idiaquez. The Els Rosildos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xepe Idiaquez should have stopped the shot. Anaya Bacete sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Giorgio Sacristán's late challenge caught a Garrigoles'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. In the 48th minute of the match Gorka Medina sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xepe Idiaquez skillfully saved the ball. The Els Rosildos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Garrigoles were winning 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Barea Cifuentes was the one to do the kick off. Xoan Harroyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aiert Alavedra in the 54th minute of play. 56 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 Anaya Bacete. Garrigoles's Xoan Harroyo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barea Cifuentes in the 57th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Barea Cifuentes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xoan Harroyo. Garrigoles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Barea Cifuentes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Xepe Idiaquez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Asensio Rodriguez's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Xoan Harroyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barea Cifuentes in the 65th minute of the match. Barea Cifuentes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Xoan Harroyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donzel Baños received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Xoan Harroyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kiko Gasso charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kiko Gasso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 79 minutes into the game, one of Els Rosildos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gorka Medina placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 83rd minute, Asensio Rodriguez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xepe Idiaquez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. After 95 played minutes Els Rosildos got a freekick which was hit by Giorgio Sacristán. 97 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 Anaya Bacete. Barea Cifuentes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Xoan Harroyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Garrigoles supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Garrigoles would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.