League Play-Off

Loiro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) DraKoN's Xose Madariaga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 2 minutes, Aniceto Vagrande managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DraKoN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aniceto Vagrande was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th minute, Loiro CD's Ursino Puig ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Braulio Buenafuente. Braulio Buenafuente yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Xose Madariaga might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Taio Galdamez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xose Madariaga ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13th match minute, Loiro CD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selmo Rico to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Xose Madariaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. DraKoN's supporters rose to their feet, but Xose Madariaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Taio Galdamez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ursino Puig in the 17th minute of play forced DraKoN's goalkeeper Braulio Buenafuente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Loiro CD's Ursino Puig ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Braulio Buenafuente. Braulio Buenafuente yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Xose Madariaga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Taio Galdamez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Madeo Titos during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Loiro CD's Madeo Titos got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Taio Galdamez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aniceto Vagrande in the 35th minute of play. Loiro CD's Taio Galdamez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xose Madariaga in the 37th minute of play. Taio Galdamez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xose Madariaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Luis-Jose Ruiz's late challenge caught a Loiro CD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luis-Jose Ruiz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to DraKoN getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Luis-Jose Ruiz hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Madeo Titos got free with Braulio Buenafuente in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ursino Puig made a kick off. Ursino Puig scored 3-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Braulio Buenafuente, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ursino Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Braulio Buenafuente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Madeo Titos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Braulio Buenafuente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the DraKoN defense, Ursino Puig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Braulio Buenafuente. The DraKoN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Braulio Buenafuente should have stopped the shot. 67 minutes into the match, Ursino Puig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Braulio Buenafuente. DraKoN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ursino Puig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Aniceto Vagrande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Taio Galdamez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DraKoN's Aniceto Vagrande got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 75 minutes, Ursino Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loiro CD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ursino Puig was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Braulio Buenafuente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ursino Puig in the 79th minute of play. Andolin Rey took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Taio Galdamez. Loiro CD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Loiro CD's zone, Tacito Bueno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taio Galdamez came out of the goal and Tacito Bueno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ursino Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Loiro CD's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.