League Play-Off

Pedredo Estadio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlo Odín started the match with the kick off. Vincente Verdaguer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusebio Sánchez having to interfere. Eusebio Sánchez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hernando Cabrera's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Anatolio Valverde managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torija's supporters rose to their feet, but Anatolio Valverde was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusebio Sánchez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hitzeder Taules made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Odín in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pedredo AD's zone, Anatolio Valverde stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusebio Sánchez came out of the goal and Anatolio Valverde tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the game, Torija's Anatolio Valverde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eusebio Sánchez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 23rd minute, Vincente Verdaguer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Torija fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Vincente Verdaguer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pedredo AD's goalkeeper Eusebio Sánchez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nazario Andres took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eusebio Sánchez. Eusebio Sánchez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. A collision led to Torija getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Emilio Negro hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vincente Verdaguer in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eusebio Sánchez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40thth minute of the game Vincente Verdaguer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pedredo AD's Eusebio Sánchez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Torija was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pitin Saavedra to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute Anatolio Valverde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Torija were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vincente Verdaguer was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Adelio Buenafuente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hitzeder Taules saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Anatolio Valverde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincente Verdaguer in the 55th minute of play forced Pedredo AD's goalkeeper Eusebio Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anatolio Valverde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Eusebio Sánchez made a huge save. Chinto Huarte shot from long distance in the 58th minute, but Eusebio Sánchez was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Eusebio Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincente Verdaguer in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Torija's goalkeeper Hitzeder Taules, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Vincente Verdaguer 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. With his leg Eusebio Sánchez managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Torija's Anatolio Valverde fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Torija getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Anatolio Valverde hit a great ball. When Adelio Buenafuente came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Pedredo AD 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 Adelio Buenafuente couldn't finish the play. If Vincente Verdaguer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anatolio Valverdes short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Eusebio Sánchez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincente Verdaguer in the 78th minute of play forced Pedredo AD's goalkeeper Eusebio Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Pedredo AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roi Lacorte to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute Vincente Verdaguer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusebio Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincente Verdaguer in the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to Torija getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Quico Sobera hit a great ball. When Vincente Verdaguer came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Torija 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 Vincente Verdaguer couldn't finish the play. Torija played a much better game than Pedredo AD and deserved their victory. The Pedredo AD players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.