League Play-Off

Villalba Del Rey Est
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iyan Sans took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Villalba Del Rey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arrosko Alfaro to maneuver through the defense. Iñigo Martin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Cordeiro Cano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Tomás Castillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cordeiro Cano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Castan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Cordeiro Cano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iñigo Martin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cordeiro Cano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iñigo Martin went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Iñigo Martin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victorino Castan struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Cordeiro Cano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Clú. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iñigo Martin in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cordeiro Cano saved Villalba Del Rey from getting behind. Garcilaso Vicente charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garcilaso Vicente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to El Clú getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Garcilaso Vicente hit a great ball. Anastasio Rapado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Serafín Bellido made a huge save. If Anastasio Rapado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victorino Castan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iñigo Martin to make the kick off. Villalba Del Rey's Anastasio Rapado got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Victorino Castan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jose-Manuel Elias kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 58 played minutes Lawrence Harroyo scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Cordeiro Cano who was too lazy, 0-2. In the 61st minute of the game, Iyan Sans landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 62 played minutes El Clú got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Figueroa. After 68 played minutes Villalba Del Rey got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Castillo. With a little luck, Villalba Del Rey's Cordeiro Cano got control of the ball when Victorino Castan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iñigo Martin might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cordeiro Cano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iñigo Martin ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute, Victorino Castan made a precise shot to the right of Cordeiro Cano. Villalba Del Rey's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Anastasio Rapado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anastasio Rapado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Serafín Bellido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victorino Castans short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Cordeiro Cano to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Anastasio Rapado sped through El Clú's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Serafín Bellido. The El Clú players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.