League Play-Off

Lloret De Mar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tano Aznar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pedro Huguet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gero Turrilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Juan Blazquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the game, Cris Gil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lloret De Mar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zabala FC the free kick. The supporters of Zabala FC booed when Lloret De Mar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cris Gil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tartalo Cuevas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Villalcazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The supporters of Zabala FC booed when Lloret De Mar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesario Sierra didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ismael Villalcazar in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tartalo Cuevas saved Lloret De Mar from getting behind. Tartalo Cuevas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tano Aznar in the 11th minute of play. Apoena Camara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Huguet having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lloret De Mar's zone, Tano Aznar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tartalo Cuevas came out of the goal and Tano Aznar 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 19 minutes, Tano Aznar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zabala FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tano Aznar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 25 played minutes Zabala FC got a freekick which was hit by Iratze Campello. After recieving a nice pass, Lloret De Mar's Ismael Pais tried to score from far away in the 26th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Lloret De Mar's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Villalcazar came free, but Tartalo Cuevas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tartalo Cuevas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tano Aznar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Cris Gil 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. In the 40th minute, Juan Blazquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Elpidio Cabada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Apoena Camara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lloret De Mar's supporters rose to their feet, but Apoena Camara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Huguet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cris Gil to make the kick off. Tartalo Cuevas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tano Aznar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Huguet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apoena Camara in the 60th minute of the match. Apoena Camara might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Huguet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Apoena Camara ran back to his position shaking his head. If Apoena Camara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tartalo Cuevas didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 79th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. When Ismael Villalcazar came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Zabala FC 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 Ismael Villalcazar couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Tano Aznar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tano Aznar in the 95th minute of play forced Lloret De Mar's goalkeeper Tartalo Cuevas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.