League Play-Off

O Cruceiro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aliecer Maestro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Diego Cabrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Guasch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Cabrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mancio Marrero in the 6th minute of the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Mancio Marrero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E.F.S.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Mancio Marrero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. CD Pereiro de Aguiar's Diego Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Guasch in the 9th minute of play. Manuel Guasch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aliecer Maestro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Gorka Ponte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Guasch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Cabrera having to interfere. CD Pereiro de Aguiar's Diego Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mancio Marrero in the 27th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in CD Pereiro de Aguiar's zone, Manuel Guasch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Cabrera came out of the goal and Manuel Guasch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Mancio Marrero managed to get in a good position for a shot. E.F.S.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mancio Marrero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Cabrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute, Aliecer Maestro 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. If Aliecer Maestro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 43 minutes, Aliecer Maestro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD Pereiro de Aguiar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aliecer Maestro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. E.F.S.'s Gorka Ponte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save E.F.S. from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute, Belo Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mancio Marrero to make the kick off. Manuel Guasch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Cabrera having to interfere. Mancio Marrero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Diego Cabrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th match minute, CD Pereiro de Aguiar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Saez to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as E.F.S.'s Mancio Marrero slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Diego Cabrera. That made the score 0-1 after 59 minutes of play. Javier Ruiz's late challenge caught a E.F.S.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Javier Ruiz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th match minute, CD Pereiro de Aguiar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Ruiz to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Manuel Guasch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diego Cabrera. CD Pereiro de Aguiar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Guasch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Manuel Guasch in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Diego Cabrera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 74th minute, Manuel Guasch 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 Belo Moreno fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E.F.S.'s protests and gave Belo Moreno a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute, Belo Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, one of E.F.S.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for E.F.S.. In the 81st minute there was a penalty for CD Pereiro de Aguiar. Magdaleno Pascua stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gorka Ponte. 1-2. A collision led to CD Pereiro de Aguiar getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Cristobal Grau hit a great ball. Manuel Guasch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Cabrera having to interfere. When E.F.S.'s Mancio Marrero in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CD Pereiro de Aguiar's goalie prevented a goal. Diego Cabrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mancio Marrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 96 minutes, Airas Toxeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CD Pereiro de Aguiar and the E.F.S. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Diego Cabrera made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Manuel Guasch sent off a good shot on target. The CD Pereiro de Aguiar supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching E.F.S.'s performance. The match ended with a win for E.F.S..