League Play-Off

Estadio Ariana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Orlo Espinosa made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes of play, Hispanistas FC's Orlo Espinosa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabián Solera was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlo Espinosa in the 10th minute of play forced El patadon FC's goalkeeper Fabián Solera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlo Espinosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Fabián Solera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 21 minutes, Orlo Espinosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hispanistas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlo Espinosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Orlo Espinosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabián Solera was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Orlo Espinosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tauro Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlo Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El patadon FC's Fabián Solera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlo Espinosa in the 34th minute of play. Orlo Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Orlo Espinosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabián Solera. El patadon FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orlo Espinosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Alfonso Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Polo Amer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlo Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half Hispanistas FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benvide Gutierrez to make the kick off. Alirio March stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benvide Gutierrez's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Orlo Espinosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hispanistas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlo Espinosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alirio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Porfirio Bartumeu in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlo Espinosa in the 62nd minute of play forced El patadon FC's goalkeeper Fabián Solera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tato Colillas's late challenge caught a El patadon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tato Colillas helped the player get up and apologised. After 65 played minutes Hispanistas FC got a freekick which was hit by Tato Colillas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlo Espinosa in the 69th minute of play forced El patadon FC's goalkeeper Fabián Solera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlo Espinosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabián Solera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlo Espinosa ran back to his position shaking his head. 74 minutes into the match, El patadon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Orlo Espinosa came free, but Fabián Solera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in El patadon FC's zone, Orlo Espinosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabián Solera came out of the goal and Orlo Espinosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Hispanistas FC's Delmar Arribas got a free kick in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Orlo Espinosa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fabián Solera, 0-3. Alirio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benvide Gutierrez in the 90th minute of the match. If Orlo Espinosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the game, Polo Amer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El patadon FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hispanistas FC the free kick. Polo Amer hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Atauri Barrientos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Fabián Solera made a huge save. Hispanistas FC played a much better game than El patadon FC and deserved their victory. The El patadon FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.