League Play-Off

Estadio Hankover
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Arsenio Sanchez started the match with the kick off. Arsenio Sanchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angel Otsando's late challenge caught a Saavedra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angel Otsando helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Hankover getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Angel Otsando hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Arsenio Sanchez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Omar Pacorro was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. The supporters of Saavedra booed when Hankover was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Otsando didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arsenio Sanchez came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Saavedra 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 Arsenio Sanchez couldn't finish the play. Arsenio Sanchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute Uriel Belmiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Pacorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hankover's Ernesto Tiniebra got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Saavedra getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Guillermo Manex hit a great ball. When Cleto Palos came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Hankover 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 Cleto Palos couldn't finish the play. If Cleto Palos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Saavedra were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Arsenio Sanchez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Omar Pacorro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Arsenio Sanchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Pacorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Uriel Belmiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arsenio Sanchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gavino Santiago hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Tiniebra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilfredo Bieito was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. If Segundo Txurio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Tiniebra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilfredo Bieito was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. After 76 minutes, Gavino Santiago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saavedra and the Hankover players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gavino Santiago hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Cecilio Quiroga's late challenge caught a Saavedra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cecilio Quiroga helped the player get up and apologised. Cecilio Quiroga kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Omar Pacorro didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 85th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. Cleto Palos 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. The Hankover fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Saavedra were clearly better and deserved to take the win.