League Play-Off

Carlos Belmonte
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Rubén Labarra scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xavian Balboa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of EFB Castilla-La Mancha booed when El Bruc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubarna Cabrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, EFB Castilla-La Mancha's Ovidio Velasco tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Eloy Amor came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the EFB Castilla-La Mancha fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eloy Amor couldn't finish the play. In the 15th match minute, EFB Castilla-La Mancha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Manrique to maneuver through the defense. Ismael Viejo scored 1-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miguel Raya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to El Bruc getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bertol Casta hit a great ball. Eloy Amor didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-1 via right post in the game's 30th minute. EFB Castilla-La Mancha's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Isauro Dagora hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the match, EFB Castilla-La Mancha's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Moreno came free, but Xavian Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismael Viejo 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 having played for 44 minutes, Ismael Viejo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EFB Castilla-La Mancha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismael Viejo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miguel Raya made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Ismael Viejo sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, El Bruc's Miguel Raya got control of the ball when Ismael Viejo tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reynaldo Moreno to make the kick off. Xavian Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Ricoy in the 54th minute of the match. Xavian Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emesto Menendez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57 played minutes EFB Castilla-La Mancha got a freekick which was hit by Eloy Amor. When Ismael Viejo came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the EFB Castilla-La Mancha fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ismael Viejo couldn't finish the play. Miguel Raya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Amor in the 61st minute of play. Miguel Raya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Viejo, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. A collision led to El Bruc getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ubarna Cabrera hit a great ball. If Ismael Viejo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignacio Gonzalvez in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xavian Balboa saved EFB Castilla-La Mancha from getting behind. A collision led to EFB Castilla-La Mancha getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Isauro Dagora hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Leonardo Manrique hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, EFB Castilla-La Mancha's goalkeeper Xavian Balboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feliberto Ricoy. With a little luck, EFB Castilla-La Mancha's Xavian Balboa got control of the ball when Feliberto Ricoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 94th minute, Reynaldo Moreno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Bruc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the El Bruc players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for EFB Castilla-La Mancha.