League Play-Off

Andras
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nicanor Sarrate made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute of the match Laureano Companys shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santana Higuera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Atilio Freire made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charro Madariaga in the 9th minute. Casa Pacucho's Santana Higuera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicanor Sarrate in the 11th minute of play. Santana Higuera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chus Alavedra in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Casa Pacucho's Cecilio Bargas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atilio Freire narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Casa Pacucho getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Albano Casta hit a great ball. Nicanor Sarrate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 20 minutes, Porfiro Guasch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Casa Pacucho and the Manlleu players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Casa Pacucho's Porfiro Guasch got a free kick in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Sarrate in the 23rd minute of play forced Casa Pacucho's goalkeeper Santana Higuera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Chus Alavedra notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Casa Pacucho's Santana Higuera. Santana Higuera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Casa Pacucho! If Cecilio Bargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Cecilio Bargas made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Manlleu defense, Charro Madariaga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Atilio Freire. The Manlleu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Atilio Freire should have stopped the shot. After 59 played minutes Casa Pacucho got a freekick which was hit by Javier Escobar. Chus Alavedra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Santana Higuera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casa Pacucho's Charro Madariaga got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Santana Higuera made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Chus Alavedra sent off a good shot on target. In the 73rd minute, Nicanor Sarrate got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Nicanor Sarrate came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Manlleu 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 Nicanor Sarrate couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Chus Alavedra got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 87 minutes, Cecilio Bargas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Casa Pacucho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cecilio Bargas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chus Alavedra struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Santana Higuera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manlleu. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Charro Madariaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Casa Pacucho's supporters rose to their feet, but Charro Madariaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atilio Freire breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Manlleu had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.