League Play-Off

Nogueiron Estadio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nogueiron's Eneas Soldado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Fructuoso Guasch threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nogueiron's Neto Puig quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Neto Puig got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 8th minute, Eneas Soldado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Epifanio Castaño was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 14th minute of the match Eustaquio Justo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cilio Esteban skillfully saved the ball. After 14 minutes, Xarles Orozco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nogueiron and the CHUSCO F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Xarles Orozco hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. If Paul Millán had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Calderon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Epifanio Castaño tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neto Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, CHUSCO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Calderon came free, but Epifanio Castaño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th match minute, CHUSCO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Millán to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in CHUSCO F.C.'s zone, Error Fernandez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Castaño came out of the goal and Error Fernandez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Epifanio Castaño stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eneas Soldado's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind CHUSCO F.C.'s goalkeeper Epifanio Castaño, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Neto Puig ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Epifanio Castaño was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Eneas Soldado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Epifanio Castaño having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iñaki Benítez made a kick off. Nogueiron's Neto Puig got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eneas Soldado in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Epifanio Castaño prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Paul Millán had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th match minute, Nogueiron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xarles Orozco to maneuver through the defense. Cilio Esteban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iñaki Benítez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Error Fernandez struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Epifanio Castaño didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nogueiron. In the 64th minute, Eneas Soldado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Eneas Soldado sped through CHUSCO F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Epifanio Castaño. When Neto Puig came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Nogueiron 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 Neto Puig couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, Eneas Soldado notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of CHUSCO F.C.'s Epifanio Castaño. Epifanio Castaño was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eneas Soldado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Epifanio Castaño tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Epifanio Castaño showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eneas Soldado in the 77th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in CHUSCO F.C.'s zone, Roberto Calderon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Castaño came out of the goal and Roberto Calderon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 82nd minute of the game Xepe Sabina made a throw-in which Jakes Alarcon played forward. 87 minutes into the match, Eneas Soldado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Epifanio Castaño. CHUSCO F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eneas Soldado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Epifanio Castaño stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eneas Soldado's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. After having played for 94 minutes, Cordell Jeker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nogueiron's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cordell Jeker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee ended the match the Nogueiron players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.