League Play-Off

Santa Ana
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Primo Lopez de Toro got the match started through his kick off. Espartaco Paredes scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edelmiro Lama, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the match, Santa Ana's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Tarin came free, but Gabriel Morcego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Javier Tarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Morcego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Javier Tarin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mare De Déu De Gràcia AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Javier Tarin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Morcego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Tarin in the 21st minute of play forced Santa Ana's goalkeeper Gabriel Morcego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karmel Ponce's late challenge caught a Mare De Déu De Gràcia AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karmel Ponce helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Santa Ana's Karmel Ponce got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Primo Lopez de Toro struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Gabriel Morcego didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mare De Déu De Gràcia AFC. Gabriel Morcego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primo Lopez de Toro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edelmiro Lama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepito Casta in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Primo Lopez de Toro made a precise shot to the right of Gabriel Morcego. Santa Ana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Santa Ana's Gabriel Morcego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primo Lopez de Toro in the 32nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Ana's zone, Primo Lopez de Toro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Morcego came out of the goal and Primo Lopez de Toro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Javier Tarin took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Morcego. Gabriel Morcego dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Primo Lopez de Toro came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Mare De Déu De Gràcia AFC 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 Primo Lopez de Toro couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Morcego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Tarin in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Pepito Casta made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute Espartaco Paredes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Lama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edelmiro Lama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espartaco Paredes in the 62nd minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Primo Lopez de Toro in the 66th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Javier Tarin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Primo Lopez de Toro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Morcego having to interfere. The supporters of Santa Ana booed when Mare De Déu De Gràcia AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amarante Estrada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edelmiro Lama showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Javier Tarin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Gabriel Morcego made a huge save. Santa Ana's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Primo Lopez de Toro 86 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. In the 90th minute, Javier Tarin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mare De Déu De Gràcia AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4.