League Play-Off

Barbarin
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Silvestre España made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, El Arguellite AFC's Baltazar Pujol got control of the ball when Toño Saura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Richie Alcaraz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Baltazar Pujol. El Arguellite AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Silvestre España blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baltazar Pujol having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Toño Saura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barbarin AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Toño Saura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baltazar Pujol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Etxeberri Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. When Barbarin AFC's Silvestre España in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Arguellite AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Toño Saura let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 22nd minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. 25 minutes into the match, Silvestre España dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Baltazar Pujol, 2-0. Baltazar Pujol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre España in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre España in the 31st minute of play forced El Arguellite AFC's goalkeeper Baltazar Pujol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nesor Ribas hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Silvestre España had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Cosme Reyes notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Barbarin AFC's Pietro Teruel. Pietro Teruel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in El Arguellite AFC's zone, Silvestre España stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltazar Pujol came out of the goal and Silvestre España tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute, Silvestre España 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. 45 minutes into the match, Toño Saura dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Baltazar Pujol, 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mambru Estruch to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Barbarin AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mambru Estruch came free, but Pietro Teruel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvestre España fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Pujol having to interfere. Etxeberri Arias charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Etxeberri Arias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 played minutes El Arguellite AFC got a freekick which was hit by Etxeberri Arias. Baltazar Pujol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silvestre España's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 67th minute, Cosme Reyes fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Barbarin AFC's Rafa Pacheco got a free kick in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, El Arguellite AFC's Senen Velazquez broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 71st minute, Natal Cabrera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pietro Teruel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mambru Estruch in the 72nd minute of the match. After 74 played minutes El Arguellite AFC got a freekick which was hit by Frederick Parra. If Toño Saura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the El Arguellite AFC defense, Silvestre España kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baltazar Pujol. The El Arguellite AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baltazar Pujol should have stopped the shot. After having played for 92 minutes, Toño Saura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barbarin AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toño Saura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Silvestre España sped through El Arguellite AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Baltazar Pujol.