League Play-Off

Argamasilla De Alba
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolao Fuster got the match started through his kick off. Sol Ecija sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan-Luis Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baiardo Esteban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 played minutes Saigos got a freekick which was hit by Baiardo Esteban. Jorge Guijarro kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Juan-Luis Cruz came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Saigos's Nicolao Fuster. But to his dismay, Nicolao Fuster quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Baiardo Esteban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olayo Feria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sol Ecija in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Saigos getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Nicodemo Litago hit a great ball. Ramón Reyes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jorge Guijarro charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Guijarro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolao Fuster in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan-Luis Cruz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Argamasilla De Alba UD getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. José Figueres hit a great ball. In the 39th minute of the match Marcos Aguilo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juan-Luis Cruz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 41st minute Nicolao Fuster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan-Luis Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Ramón Reyes put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Olayo Feria. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sol Ecija made a kick off. Juan-Luis Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolao Fuster in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baiardo Esteban got free with Juan-Luis Cruz in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Saigos's Nicolao Fuster got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Ramón Reyes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olayo Feria. Saigos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramón Reyes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcos Aguilo during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 63 minutes into the game, one of Saigos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Olayo Feria had in the 65thth minute some difficulties stopping Juan-Alfredo Villar's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Juan-Alfredo Villar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olayo Feria. Saigos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan-Alfredo Villar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Ramón Reyes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olayo Feria having to interfere. A collision led to Saigos getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Inko Urquijo hit a great ball. Argamasilla De Alba UD's Juan-Luis Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolao Fuster in the 79th minute of play. Jorge Guijarro got his second yellow card in the match during the 80th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 81st minute, Jorge Guijarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saigos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcos Aguilo in the 83rd minute. The corner ended in Marcos Aguilo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Argamasilla De Alba UD's Juan-Luis Cruz did a great save. Juan-Luis Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lalla Zapatero in the 87th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, José Figueres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nicolao Fuster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramón Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.