League Play-Off

Vallfogona De Balagu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Columbo Morientes started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Columbo Morientes to maneuver through the defense. Pio Vives recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agamenón Cruz in the 10th minute of play forced Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC's goalkeeper Ponciano Prieto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Calafat booed when Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauro Zamora didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Pio Vives had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ponciano Prieto. Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pio Vives was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cordario Paredes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Freddy Herrera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Freddy Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Columbo Morientes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cordario Paredes got free with Freddy Herrera in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Pio Vives's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ponciano Prieto was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After 23 minutes of play, Calafat's Agamenón Cruz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ponciano Prieto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Columbo Morientes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cordario Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC booed when Calafat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cordario Paredes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Freddy Herrera made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cordario Paredes got free with Freddy Herrera in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Agamenón Cruz made the kick off in the second half. David Toledo charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Toledo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. David Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After 53 minutes, Arnaitz Gene mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calafat and the Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57thth minute of the game Cordario Paredes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Calafat's Freddy Herrera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cordario Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Agamenón Cruz 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. Ponciano Prieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agamenón Cruz in the 66th minute of play. After having played for 70 minutes, Pio Vives managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calafat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pio Vives was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pio Vives fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ponciano Prieto having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Calafat fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! Joselito Cordoba charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joselito Cordoba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Joselito Cordoba hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC's zone, Alberto Olmos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ponciano Prieto came out of the goal and Alberto Olmos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Vallfogona De Balaguer AFC's zone, Pio Vives stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ponciano Prieto came out of the goal and Pio Vives tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.