League Play-Off

Sant Salvador De Bia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcos Roca took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cesario Belalcaraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Roca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Urtsin Doblas came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Sant Salvador De Bianya 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 Urtsin Doblas couldn't finish the play. If Elvis Vazquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the game, Marcos Roca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cesario Belalcaraz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sant Salvador De Bianya's Cesario Belalcaraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Roca in the 22nd minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Elvis Vazquez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Herminio Rivas, 1-1. When Elvis Vazquez fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sant Salvador De Bianya's protests and gave Elvis Vazquez a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Camaleño booed when Sant Salvador De Bianya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elvis Vazquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urtsin Doblas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Herminio Rivas came out and tried to block the shot, but Urtsin Doblas slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 34th minute. If Elvis Vazquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elvis Vazquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Herminio Rivas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herminio Rivas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urtsin Doblas in the 42nd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Elvis Vazquez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Herminio Rivas was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Urtsin Doblas to make the kick off. Edgard Zapater hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Camaleño's Herminio Rivas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtsin Doblas in the 57th minute of play. Elvis Vazquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Padro Alcantara kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When Raúl Etxeberria fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sant Salvador De Bianya's protests and gave Raúl Etxeberria a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sant Salvador De Bianya getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Raúl Etxeberria hit a great ball. After 71 minutes, Urtsin Doblas made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Camaleño's Herminio Rivas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 74 minutes into the match, Camaleño's goal looked a bit too open when Urtsin Doblas came free, but Herminio Rivas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herminio Rivas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvis Vazquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. If Argoitz Ballesteros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herminio Rivas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvis Vazquez in the 83rd minute of play. Elvis Vazquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Urtsin Doblas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Sant Salvador De Bianya's Elvis Vazquez, in the 89th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Sant Salvador De Bianya. Elvis Vazquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Urtsin Doblas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herminio Rivas having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Camaleño's zone, Elvis Vazquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herminio Rivas came out of the goal and Elvis Vazquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 96 minutes, Elvis Vazquez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sant Salvador De Bianya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elvis Vazquez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sant Salvador De Bianya's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.