League Play-Off

Punta Del Español
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. Gilen Morcego started the match with the kick off. Torre Garcia's Unax Diaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timo Salan in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to Punta Del Español FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Anibal Folch hit a great ball. After 11 minutes, Polifemo De la Rosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torre Garcia and the Punta Del Español FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Polifemo De la Rosa hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Timo Salan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Unax Diaz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Torre Garcia's Aquiles Acha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Checa Espinosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gilen Morcego charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilen Morcego the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gilen Morcego hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Anibal Folch kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Punta Del Español FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilen Morcego came free, but Checa Espinosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Polifemo De la Rosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Torre Garcia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Aquiles Acha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Anibal Folch came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Punta Del Español FC 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 Anibal Folch couldn't finish the play. 43 minutes into the game, Adrián Cardeñosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Punta Del Español FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torre Garcia the free kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Timo Salan made the kick off in the second half. Carlito Verdeja charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlito Verdeja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Torre Garcia getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Carlito Verdeja hit a great ball. In the 54th minute Punta Del Español FC were awarded a corner. Maximiliano Gimeno went to the cornerflag to take it. The crowd rose to their feet as Torre Garcia's Gilen Morcego slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Checa Espinosa. That made the score 0-3 after 55 minutes of play. 59 minutes in the game, Gilen Morcego fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Checa Espinosa having to interfere. The supporters of Punta Del Español FC booed when Torre Garcia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinicio Madariaga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michel Nieto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Unax Diaz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Punta Del Español FC's Checa Espinosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilen Morcego in the 72nd minute of play. Vinicio Madariaga charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vinicio Madariaga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Punta Del Español FC booed when Torre Garcia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinicio Madariaga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 played minutes Torre Garcia got a freekick which was hit by Hernán Ponce. After 81 played minutes Punta Del Español FC got a freekick which was hit by Timo Salan. Gilen Morcego was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 85th minute. Torre Garcia's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 89 minutes into the match, Aquiles Acha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Checa Espinosa. Punta Del Español FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aquiles Acha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Punta Del Español FC's Timo Salan got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Torre Garcia played a much better game than Punta Del Español FC and deserved their victory. The Punta Del Español FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.