League Play-Off

Marquesa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karlos Gil took the kick off in the first half of the match. Antoni Varela made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Marino Cabada sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Karlos Gil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandro Bastida was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Marquesa's Micael Esperta got a free kick in the 15th minute. El Manantial's Karlos Gil got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antoni Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jose-Juan Navas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karlos Gil in the 37th minute of play forced Marquesa's goalkeeper Sandro Bastida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of El Manantial booed when Marquesa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddy Bartumeu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute of the match Illan Fuente shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sandro Bastida showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Marino Cabada managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marquesa's supporters rose to their feet, but Marino Cabada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antoni Varela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

If Marino Cabada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of El Manantial booed when Marquesa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Sevilla didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Karlos Gil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandro Bastida was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. 65 minutes into the game, Venceslao Erosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marquesa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Manantial the free kick. In the 65th minute, Venceslao Erosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Marino Cabada came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Marquesa 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 Marino Cabada couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Jose-Juan Navas 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. The audience was convinced that Jose-Juan Navas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antoni Varela was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ritchie Gasso got free with Sandro Bastida in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marino Cabada in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antoni Varela saved El Manantial from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, Venceslao Erosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karlos Gil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ritchie Gasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Sandro Bastida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, Marquesa's Jose-Juan Navas made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoni Varela was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sandro Bastida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karlos Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. If Jose-Juan Navas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Marquesa had won after a very even match.