League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Taio Correa took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Florian Ramis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Moncho Etxeberria was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute, Eustaquio Batuecas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tabb Sainz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Taio Correa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cádiz CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Taio Correa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tabb Sainz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Florian Ramis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Moncho Etxeberria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Serra kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. When Argoitz Montaña came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Real Madrid 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 Argoitz Montaña couldn't finish the play. Mario Obis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tabb Sainz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. If Taio Correa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eivind Gulbrandsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tabb Sainz having to interfere. Taio Correa charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Taio Correa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, Taio Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Argoitz Montaña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moncho Etxeberria having to interfere. The audience held their breath when Mario Obis in the 47th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Tabb Sainz's left hand side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Florian Ramis made a kick off. Real Madrid's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Taio Correa 52 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. 57 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goalkeeper Tabb Sainz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Taio Correa. 60 minutes into the match, Cádiz CF's goal looked a bit too open when Belisario Quintana came free, but Moncho Etxeberria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Cádiz CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Obis to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute Argoitz Montaña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moncho Etxeberria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Real Madrid booed when Cádiz CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eivind Gulbrandsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Real Madrid's Argoitz Montaña got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Taio Correa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tabb Sainz having to interfere. If Florian Ramis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taio Correa took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tabb Sainz. Tabb Sainz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Prudencio Gala made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Cádiz CF's Eivind Gulbrandsen. In the 76th minute of the match, Taio Correa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tabb Sainz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 79 minutes into the match, Cádiz CF's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Ramis came free, but Moncho Etxeberria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Taio Correa came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Cádiz CF 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 Taio Correa couldn't finish the play. Bernat Balcells made in the 92nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Taio Correa immediately put the ball in play. Taio Correa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tabb Sainz having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Alejandro Nadal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Taio Correa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 96thth minute tested the skills of Tabb Sainz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Cádiz CF 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.