League Play-Off

Estadio Bolibar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fagondo Verges took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Toño Huguet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Castel Diez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fagondo Verges's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Castel Diez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fagondo Verges in the 11th minute of play. If Baiardo Baños had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. John Antunez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Rolando Harroyo. After 28 minutes, Luis Roman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Can Noguera and the villaviciosa ath players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Can Noguera's zone, Baiardo Baños stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Antunez came out of the goal and Baiardo Baños tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute Toño Huguet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Castel Diez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 35 minutes, Fagondo Verges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Can Noguera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fagondo Verges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toño Huguet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Castel Diez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fagondo Verges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Castel Diez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Baiardo Baños made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Olayo Flores hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xan Solano 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. In the 57th minute of the match Aberri Feria shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Castel Diez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Oriol Higuera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. villaviciosa ath's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Can Noguera the free kick. Oriol Higuera hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Can Noguera's zone, Xan Solano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Antunez came out of the goal and Xan Solano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Castel Diez made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Toño Huguet sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th match minute, Can Noguera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toño Huguet to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Xan Solano notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Can Noguera's John Antunez. John Antunez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Castel Diez was a little too slow when Tomás Jaraba got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 93rd minute, Baiardo Baños left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The villaviciosa ath fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Xan Solano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Antunez having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.