League Play-Off

El Grau De Castell
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xiao Zabalo started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Clodoveo Leon in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Feal saved El Grau De Castell AFC from getting behind. Clodoveo Leon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Mambru Bouzon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Matias Uria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clodoveo Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Feal having to interfere. Xiao Zabalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egoitz Lillo having to interfere. Clodoveo Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Hugo Feal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute of the match Antonio Munoz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hugo Feal skillfully saved the ball. Aristides Gómez in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Egoitz Lillo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Xiao Zabalo got free in front of the goal in the 41st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Egoitz Lillo was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Clodoveo Leon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Feal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodoveo Leon in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mambru Bouzon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Inocencio Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After having played for 64 minutes, Aristides Gómez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Grau De Castell AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aristides Gómez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Egoitz Lillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Zabalo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes of play, El Grau De Castell AFC's Aristides Gómez made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egoitz Lillo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 70 minutes, Aristides Gómez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Grau De Castell AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aristides Gómez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xiao Zabalo in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Egoitz Lillo saved Huertas Del Rio AFC from getting behind. If Xiao Zabalo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Blanco Candamil charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Blanco Candamil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th match minute, Huertas Del Rio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blanco Candamil to maneuver through the defense. Aristides Gómez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egoitz Lillo having to interfere. Sergio Grau took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Egoitz Lillo. Huertas Del Rio AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Mambru Bouzon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huertas Del Rio AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mambru Bouzon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Feal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Clodoveo Leon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clodoveo Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Feal having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Grau De Castell AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Huertas Del Rio AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.