League Play-Off

Castrelo Do Val Esta
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claris Barro got the match started through his kick off. Thomas Marrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claris Barro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beremundo Serena got free with Thomas Marrero in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Claris Barro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Castrelo Do Val's supporters rose to their feet, but Claris Barro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Marrero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Claris Barro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Castrelo Do Val's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Amer came free, but Hugo Quintero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Batista Bueno hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. A collision led to Abrera CF getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Arlo Pascua hit a great ball. Castrelo Do Val's Beremundo Serena came free and shot a quick shot against goal 33 minutes in the game, fortunately Thomas Marrero had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Abrera CF's Thomas Marrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claris Barro in the 43rd minute of play. Claris Barro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 45th minute. Castrelo Do Val's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saul Amer was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Abrera CF's goalkeeper Thomas Marrero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abrera CF's Isidro Sanz pulled a muscle in his leg after 59 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Blai Verges's late challenge caught a Abrera CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Blai Verges helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, one of Castrelo Do Val:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Castrelo Do Val. In the 62nd minute, the referee gave Abrera CF a penalty. Patxi Peña looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Hugo Quintero. Thomas Marrero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beremundo Serena, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Arlo Pascua hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Claris Barro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Marrero was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Freddy Huerta kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Thomas Marrero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beremundo Serena, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Claris Barro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claris Barro struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Thomas Marrero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Castrelo Do Val. After having played for 85 minutes, Beremundo Serena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Castrelo Do Val's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beremundo Serena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Claris Barro scored 1-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Marrero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Abrera CF's Thomas Marrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claris Barro in the 92nd minute of play. Thomas Marrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beremundo Serena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Castrelo Do Val supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Abrera CF's performance. The match ended with a win for Abrera CF.