League Play-Off

El Mallol
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. Gustavo Barrios started the match with the kick off. Gilen Cardeñosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Bartolomé Cabrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eriberto Abad took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nagoi Abad. Nagoi Abad dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 19 played minutes Pinilla De Molina AFC got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Palomares. After a rather tough play, Pinilla De Molina AFC's Avellano Abrego got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Iratxo Barral shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bartolomé Cabrera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 29th minute, Gustavo Barrios reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bartolomé Cabrera. The goal made the score 1-2. El Mallol's Nagoi Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Abad in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joselito Manzano in the 44th minute of play forced El Mallol's goalkeeper Nagoi Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes in the game, Gustavo Barrios fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Bartolomé Cabrera having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joselito Manzano to make the kick off. Iratxo Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Eriberto Abad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th match minute, Pinilla De Molina AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avellano Abrego to maneuver through the defense. Iratxo Barral was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 56th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Eriberto Abad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute, Montez Vagrande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Cordaro Ballesteros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Eriberto Abad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, El Mallol's Nagoi Abad got control of the ball when Eriberto Abad tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to El Mallol getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gilen Cardeñosa hit a great ball. The supporters of Pinilla De Molina AFC booed when El Mallol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilen Cardeñosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute of the match, Joselito Manzano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nagoi Abad saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Eriberto Abad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th match minute, Pinilla De Molina AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeo Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Gustavo Barrios managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Mallol's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Barrios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolomé Cabrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustavo Barrios struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Bartolomé Cabrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Mallol. After having played for 95 minutes, Eriberto Abad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinilla De Molina AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eriberto Abad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eriberto Abad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nagoi Abad having to interfere.