League Play-Off

Estadio Jabalcuz
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. Peio Camarasa started the match with the kick off. Michel Ricoy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Macedonio Santalla having to make a save. David Montaña's late challenge caught a Monteagudo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Montaña helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute Jabalcuz were awarded a corner. Beturian Marcos went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Jabalcuz getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Cipriano Navarro hit a great ball. Macedonio Santalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Ricoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Jabalcuz's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Ricoy came free, but Macedonio Santalla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estefan Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Macedonio Santalla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, Jabalcuz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipo Bacete to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Jabalcuz's Peio Camarasa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Monteagudo FC's Tauro Marrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peio Camarasa in the 39th minute of play. Macedonio Santalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Ricoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Estefan Barral to make the kick off. Michel Ricoy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Macedonio Santalla made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, David Montaña managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jabalcuz's supporters rose to their feet, but David Montaña was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tauro Marrero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jabalcuz's David Montaña got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaitano Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaitano Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 68 played minutes Monteagudo FC got a freekick which was hit by Gaitano Marques. 69 minutes into the match, Jabalcuz's Beturian Marcos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Jabalcuz's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Estefan Barral scored to the left of an out of position Macedonio Santalla, making the score, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Casildo Albizua during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Casildo Albizua hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Macedonio Santalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Estefan Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Lander Bermejo hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After 84 minutes of play Monteagudo FC's Casildo Albizua was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 86 minutes, David Montaña made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Monteagudo FC's Tauro Marrero tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute, Peio Camarasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jabalcuz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Jabalcuz's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.