League Play-Off

Les Gunyoles Estadio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Columbo Rajoi started the match with the kick off. If Rigoberto Cabrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gillermo Acosta might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Marcos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gillermo Acosta ran back to his position shaking his head. When Columbo Rajoi came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the El Bobar CF 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 Columbo Rajoi couldn't finish the play. Pacho Batuecas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fructuoso Lopez de Toro having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Frantzes Arribas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. El Bobar CF's Kevin Perez got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zadornin Balboa's late challenge caught a El Bobar CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zadornin Balboa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, El Bobar CF's Joaquin Nobo got a free kick in the 28th minute. Rigoberto Cabrera might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fructuoso Lopez de Toro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rigoberto Cabrera ran back to his position shaking his head. Gillermo Acosta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gillermo Acosta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Marcos having to interfere. El Bobar CF were furious when Isidro Cuevas was red carded, 39 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Bobar CF! Fructuoso Lopez de Toro made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Rigoberto Cabrera sent off a good shot on target. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

53 minutes into the match, El Bobar CF's goal looked a bit too open when Pacho Batuecas came free, but Fructuoso Lopez de Toro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Rigoberto Cabrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fructuoso Lopez de Toro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fructuoso Lopez de Toro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pacho Batuecas in the 59th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rigoberto Cabrera in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fructuoso Lopez de Toro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 64th minute Pacho Batuecas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fructuoso Lopez de Toro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rigoberto Cabrera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fructuoso Lopez de Toro having to interfere. Les Gunyoles's Rigoberto Cabrera got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacho Batuecas in the 83rd minute of play forced El Bobar CF's goalkeeper Fructuoso Lopez de Toro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Kevin Perez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Bobar CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Les Gunyoles the free kick. In the 84th match minute, El Bobar CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Perez to maneuver through the defense. El Bobar CF's Fructuoso Lopez de Toro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pacho Batuecas in the 85th minute of play. When Zadornin Balboa was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. In the 88th minute, Zadornin Balboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 92 minutes, Gillermo Acosta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Bobar CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gillermo Acosta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rigoberto Cabrera in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fructuoso Lopez de Toro saved El Bobar CF from getting behind.