League Play-Off

Mourisca Santa Maria
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Argi Millán started the match with the kick off. Leandro Mayor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Argi Millán had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Argi Millán in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tirso Dean saved Mourisca Santa Maria CF from getting behind. Mourisca Santa Maria CF's Tirso Dean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argi Millán in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Natal Balboa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cordeiro Abril was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 22nd match minute, Mourisca Santa Maria CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fix Molina to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rdth minute of the game Heriberto Jurado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mourisca Santa Maria CF's Tirso Dean was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rainerio Fabelo kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Cordeiro Abril made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Gimenez in the 29th minute of play. AD El Piñero's Cordeiro Abril proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save AD El Piñero from getting a goal against them. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by Natal Balboa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Tirso Dean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argi Millán in the 42nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Argi Millán in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tirso Dean saved Mourisca Santa Maria CF from getting behind. 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.

The wind increased when Angelino Montiel made the kick off in the second half. When Gai Solano fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mourisca Santa Maria CF's protests and gave Gai Solano a yellow card for diving instead. Gai Solano hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, AD El Piñero's goal looked a bit too open when Angelino Montiel came free, but Cordeiro Abril reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cordeiro Abril showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gai Solano, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Pastor Gimenez charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pastor Gimenez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mourisca Santa Maria CF getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Pastor Gimenez hit a great ball. With his leg Tirso Dean managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when AD El Piñero's Argi Millán fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 65 minutes into the match, Natal Balboa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cordeiro Abril. AD El Piñero's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Natal Balboa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Mourisca Santa Maria CF getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Fix Molina hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Heriberto Jurado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tirso Dean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tirso Dean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argi Millán in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Leandro Mayor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AD El Piñero's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mourisca Santa Maria CF the free kick. Cordeiro Abril came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Mourisca Santa Maria CF's Angelino Montiel. But to his dismay, Angelino Montiel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in Mourisca Santa Maria CF's zone, Leandro Mayor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tirso Dean came out of the goal and Leandro Mayor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th match minute, AD El Piñero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Mayor to maneuver through the defense. Argi Millán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tirso Dean having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelino Montiel in the 88th minute of play forced AD El Piñero's goalkeeper Cordeiro Abril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tirso Dean made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Argi Millán sent off a good shot on target. Cordeiro Abril made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Montiel in the 92nd minute of play. Tirso Dean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argi Millán in the 95th minute of play.