League Play-Off

Cortaderas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Modesto Cordaryal got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Cortaderas got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Handi. Modesto Cordaryal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Herauso having to interfere. If Honorio Liher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camilo Muno struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Genaro Honesto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cortaderas. After 12 minutes, Jacinto Guter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espirillos and the Cortaderas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Espirillos! Jacinto Jusepe walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Genaro Honesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Mikelats, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Higinio Mikelats managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cortaderas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Higinio Mikelats 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 25th minute Honorio Liher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Honorio Liher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espirillos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 31st minute, Cortaderas's Higinio Mikelats ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Genaro Honesto. Genaro Honesto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Maximino Quirce hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cortaderas getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Hernan Handi hit a great ball. When Higinio Mikelats came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Cortaderas 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 Higinio Mikelats couldn't finish the play. In the 49th play minute Camilo Muno came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Genaro Honesto. 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Higinio Mikelats to make the kick off. Hernan Herauso made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Honorio Liher sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Cortaderas's Hernan Herauso got control of the ball when Honorio Liher tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hernan Herauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Cordaryal in the 65th minute of the match. If Higinio Mikelats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute Modesto Cordaryal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Cortaderas's Higinio Mikelats sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Genaro Honesto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Espirillos's goal looked a bit too open when Higinio Mikelats came free, but Genaro Honesto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute Higinio Mikelats shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Honesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Cortaderas's Higinio Mikelats sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Genaro Honesto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Camilo Muno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cortaderas's supporters rose to their feet, but Camilo Muno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genaro Honesto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cortaderas's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.