League Play-Off

Puerto Del Pino
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tobias Macia started the match with the kick off. Luis Llinares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donatello Alfaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Llinares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodney Balcells in the 7th minute of play. Tobias Macia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gil Vilanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Macia in the 13th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes Punta Des Mut got a freekick which was hit by Armando Arribas. Gil Vilanova made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Iker Guijarro sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Puerto Del Pino's goal looked a bit too open when Rodney Balcells came free, but Luis Llinares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iker Guijarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Vilanova having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Rafael Moreira 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. Gil Vilanova came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Puerto Del Pino's Tobias Macia. But to his dismay, Tobias Macia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 44 minutes, Donatello Alfaro made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Puerto Del Pino's Luis Llinares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 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.

In the 51st minute, Chan Abril 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. After 52 minutes, Cordero Olano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Puerto Del Pino and the Punta Des Mut players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Puerto Del Pino's Cordero Olano got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Rodney Balcells had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Llinares. Puerto Del Pino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodney Balcells was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Thanks to some nice moves Rodney Balcells could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Luis Llinares however easily saved by the left post. In the 64th minute, Rodney Balcells ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luis Llinares was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Nando Ramirez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luis Llinares having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Punta Des Mut's Donatello Alfaro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Luis Llinares. Luis Llinares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Gil Vilanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Macia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iker Guijarro in the 82nd minute of play forced Punta Des Mut's goalkeeper Gil Vilanova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Iker Guijarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Puerto Del Pino getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Chan Abril hit a great ball. The Punta Des Mut supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Punta Des Mut would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.