League Play-Off

Aguas Nuevas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baltazar Jurado got the match started through his kick off. If Ioseba Vera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Claret's zone, Eneas Barrientos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gandolfo Macia came out of the goal and Eneas Barrientos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demesio Cuervas during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lorenzo Urquijo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ioseba Vera in the 18th minute of the match. Claret's Gandolfo Macia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Vicente in the 20th minute of play. When Claret's Baltazar Jurado in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aguas Nuevas's goalie prevented a goal. After 26 minutes of play, Claret's Baltazar Jurado made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lorenzo Urquijo was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot 32 in the game by Eneas Barrientos from a close distance when the talented Gandolfo Macia managed to make a qualified save. Claret's players were relieved. Lorenzo Urquijo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ioseba Vera in the 36th minute of play. Aguas Nuevas's Lorenzo Urquijo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ioseba Vera in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Baltazar Jurado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lorenzo Urquijo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The supporters of Aguas Nuevas booed when Claret was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubén Valverde didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eneas Barrientos might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gandolfo Macia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eneas Barrientos ran back to his position shaking his head. Medero Vicente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Gandolfo Macia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute of the match Isaias Roig sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lorenzo Urquijo skillfully saved the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Claret's Baltazar Jurado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lorenzo Urquijo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Eneas Barrientos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gandolfo Macia was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After having played for 63 minutes, Cristobal Gibert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Claret's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristobal Gibert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lorenzo Urquijo was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Baltazar Jurado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Baltazar Jurado really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. In the 74th minute Baltazar Jurado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Urquijo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Medero Vicente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claret's Gandolfo Macia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eneas Barrientos in the 81st minute of play. Carmelo Peña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gandolfo Macia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Demesio Cuervas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 88 minutes had been played. After 90 played minutes Claret got a freekick which was hit by Demesio Cuervas. If Medero Vicente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Claret's zone, Medero Vicente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gandolfo Macia came out of the goal and Medero Vicente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Claret walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.