League Play-Off

Can Rull
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Isidro Toledo made the kick off which started today's match. If Timon Eigner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anxelu Serrano lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Silla fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! Angel Leal shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Iratxo Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidro Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Silla's Iratxo Ortiz got control of the ball when Albano Cayuela tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Albano Cayuela came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Can Rull 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 Albano Cayuela couldn't finish the play. Imanol Salgado's late challenge caught a Can Rull AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Imanol Salgado helped the player get up and apologised. 25 minutes into the match, Silla's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Toledo came free, but Iratxo Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Milton Rallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Imanol Salgado in the 28th minute of the match. Isidro Toledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Iratxo Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albano Cayuela got free with Iratxo Ortiz in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute, Aberri Quintas 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. In the 40th minute, Victorio Morales 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. If Victorio Morales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isidro Toledo's late challenge caught a Silla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidro Toledo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Can Rull AFC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Isidro Toledo hit a great ball. Iratxo Ortiz was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Isidro Toledo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Isidro Toledo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 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.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Victorio Morales got free with Milton Rallo in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute Venceslás Muelas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iratxo Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Imanol Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Silla's supporters rose to their feet, but Imanol Salgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Milton Rallo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 63 played minutes Silla got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Morales. Imanol Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Milton Rallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Imanol Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 minutes of play, Can Rull AFC's Isidro Toledo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iratxo Ortiz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Imanol Salgado fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 93rd minute, Imanol Salgado 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Toledo in the 95th minute of play forced Silla's goalkeeper Iratxo Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 98 minutes, Timon Eigner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Silla and the Can Rull AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Silla's Timon Eigner got a free kick in the 98th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Silla players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.