League Play-Off

Manzanedo
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. Fortun Abrego started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Guinardo's Sergio Manrique sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maule Reina narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 6 minutes into the game, Ezker Revuelta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manzanedo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guinardo the free kick. In the 6th match minute, Manzanedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezker Revuelta to maneuver through the defense. Sergio Manrique's late challenge caught a Manzanedo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergio Manrique helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th minute, Bruno Zabalo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maule Reina was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 32 minutes, Bruno Zabalo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guinardo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Zabalo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Guinardo's zone, Gilberto Jofre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nereo Saez came out of the goal and Gilberto Jofre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nestor Sobera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Nereo Saez made a huge save. Cayetano Fuster might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nereo Saez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cayetano Fuster ran back to his position shaking his head. Nereo Saez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cayetano Fuster in the 43rd minute of the match. Bruno Zabalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Fortun Abrego had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cayetano Fuster to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Cayetano Fuster 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. Nereo Saez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nestor Sobera's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Bruno Zabalo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cayetano Fuster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Nereo Saez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cayetano Fuster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nereo Saez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Sobera in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, Manzanedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Jofre to maneuver through the defense. Fortun Abrego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maule Reina having to interfere. Fortun Abrego received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Maule Reina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Fortun Abrego dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maule Reina, 0-3. In the 82nd minute Nestor Sobera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nereo Saez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guinardo's Sergio Manrique got his second yellow card of the match in the 83rd minute. The referee ordered Sergio Manrique off the ground. Sergio Manrique hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Guinardo's Garoa Muelas pulled a muscle in his leg after 90 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 90 minutes, Gilberto Jofre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manzanedo and the Guinardo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 90 played minutes Manzanedo got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Jofre. If Bruno Zabalo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Guinardo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.