League Play-Off

Retuerto
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. Anton Sánchez started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Irureta in the 3rd minute of play forced Retuerto's goalkeeper Valentín Carballeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentín Carballeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikola Irureta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Retuerto's Valentín Carballeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Sánchez in the 12th minute of play. If Nikola Irureta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Anton Sánchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentín Carballeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gomesano Mangas came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Retuerto 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 Gomesano Mangas couldn't finish the play. Valentín Carballeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Sánchez in the 23rd minute of play. When Gomesano Mangas came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Retuerto 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 Gomesano Mangas couldn't finish the play. Gomesano Mangas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristeo Cabanela having to interfere. Villahermosa Del Campo SAD's Aristeo Cabanela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Martínez in the 38th minute of play. Gomesano Mangass short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Aristeo Cabanela to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Anton Sánchez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valentín Carballeira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Aristeo Cabanela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gomesano Mangas in the 44th minute. Villahermosa Del Campo SAD's Aristeo Cabanela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Villahermosa Del Campo SAD from getting a goal against them. 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 54th minute of the match Retuerto got a corner. Villahermosa Del Campo SAD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dantel Tobias ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Gomesano Mangas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristeo Cabanela was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. A collision led to Villahermosa Del Campo SAD getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Iñaki Jaen hit a great ball. Villahermosa Del Campo SAD's Aristeo Cabanela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Martínez in the 67th minute of play. Gomesano Mangas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristeo Cabanela having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmar Martínez in the 70th minute of play forced Villahermosa Del Campo SAD's goalkeeper Aristeo Cabanela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anton Sánchez in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentín Carballeira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valentín Carballeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Sánchez in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Delmar Martínez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Retuerto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Vachon Perez hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Delmar Martínez in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aristeo Cabanela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fausto Rojas during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villahermosa Del Campo SAD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dantel Tobias was slow to take the kick. During this time Retuerto's players had a chance to rest. Laurgain Saboya tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Aristeo Cabanela. An unnecessary self made goal, 3-0 in the 89th minute. In the 93rd match minute, Villahermosa Del Campo SAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iñaki Jaen to maneuver through the defense. Nikola Irureta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Valentín Carballeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Villahermosa Del Campo SAD players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Retuerto.