League Play-Off

Cf. Vila-seca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Asier Sauca started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Chepe Higuera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerrald Carmona in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pacho Etxeberria saved Allue from getting behind. A collision led to Allue getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Asier Sauca hit a great ball. Pacho Etxeberria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hondo Fresnos in the 10th minute of play. Hondo Fresnos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chepe Higuera kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, El Hoyo's Jerrald Carmona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pacho Etxeberria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Asier Sauca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agusti Balboa got free with Toribio Santander in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the game, Chepe Higuera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Allue's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Hoyo the free kick. In the 26th match minute, Allue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chepe Higuera to maneuver through the defense. Jerrald Carmona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jerrald Carmona scored 0-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pacho Etxeberria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Allue's Agusti Balboa got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pacho Etxeberria didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hondo Fresnos went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Agusti Balboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Asier Sauca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Toribio Santander. That made the score 1-3 in the 42 minute of play. The Allue players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. El Hoyo were winning 1-3.

After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Hondo Fresnos managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Hoyo's supporters rose to their feet, but Hondo Fresnos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pacho Etxeberria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes into the match, Agusti Balboa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toribio Santander. El Hoyo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agusti Balboa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. 63 minutes into the game, one of El Hoyo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 65th minute there was a penalty for Allue. Rico Teresa stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Toribio Santander. 3-3. Toribio Santander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agusti Balboa in the 68th minute of play. After having played for 71 minutes, Asier Sauca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Allue's supporters crossed their fingers, but Asier Sauca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pacho Etxeberria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hondo Fresnos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Allue's Pacho Etxeberria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Allue from getting a goal against them. Agusti Balboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allue's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Hondo Fresnos scored to the left of an out of position Pacho Etxeberria, making the score, 3-4. Jerrald Carmona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pacho Etxeberria having to interfere. Asier Sauca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Toribio Santander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 98 minutes of play, Allue's Agusti Balboa made it 4-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Toribio Santander was left in no man's land by his defense there! The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.