League Play-Off

El Higueral Estadio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Geleberto Bouzon got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Flanito's zone, Lalo Vagrande stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrico Paz came out of the goal and Lalo Vagrande tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Lalo Vagrande managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Higueral's supporters rose to their feet, but Lalo Vagrande was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrico Paz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute, Geleberto Bouzon 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. After having played for 9 minutes, Pepillo Higuera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flanito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pepillo Higuera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14th minute, Gabri Acedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lalo Vagrande struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Enrico Paz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Higueral. 17 minutes into the match, El Higueral's goal looked a bit too open when Pepillo Higuera came free, but Tacito Aguado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th match minute, Flanito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geleberto Bouzon to maneuver through the defense. Enrico Paz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lalo Vagrande's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Pepillo Higuera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tacito Aguado having to interfere. Gaspar Andres hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Geleberto Bouzon struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Tacito Aguado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flanito. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejandro Roca got free with Enrico Paz in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jon Rosas's late challenge caught a Flanito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jon Rosas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, El Higueral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Rosas to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute, Pepillo Higuera made a precise shot to the right of Tacito Aguado. El Higueral's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejandro Roca got free with Enrico Paz in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pepillo Higuera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tacito Aguado having to interfere.

53 minutes into the match, Flanito's goal looked a bit too open when Lalo Vagrande came free, but Enrico Paz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tello Soto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrico Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lalo Vagrande in the 63rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Flanito's Pepillo Higuera slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tacito Aguado. That made the score 1-2 after 65 minutes of play. Geleberto Bouzon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Tacito Aguado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pepillo Higuera struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Tacito Aguado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flanito. Geleberto Bouzon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tacito Aguado having to make a save. Lalo Vagrande recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Alejandro Roca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enrico Paz. Flanito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alejandro Roca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Gaspar Andres's late challenge caught a Flanito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaspar Andres helped the player get up and apologised. Gaspar Andres hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Pepillo Higuera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Tacito Aguado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lalo Vagrande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Paz having to interfere. Pepillo Higuera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tacito Aguado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, El Higueral's Alejandro Roca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrico Paz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 96 minutes into the game, Koldo Batuecas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flanito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Higueral the free kick. After 97 played minutes Flanito got a freekick which was hit by Koldo Batuecas. The Flanito players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented El Higueral from taking control. The game ends in a draw.