League Play-Off

Soca
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ubelteso Morais got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Ubelteso Morais dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Estevam Merino, 1-0. In the 9th match minute, Soca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christovao Villayres to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Espinillo's Chumo Lormendez got a free kick in the 11th minute. When Chuan Ovalle came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Espinillo 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 Chuan Ovalle couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the game, Chuan Ovalle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Xoan Vellosillo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Chuan Ovalle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xoan Vellosillo having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Remir Trasmiera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xoan Vellosillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Christovao Villayres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Estevam Merino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubelteso Morais in the 36th minute of play. Gartzea Liaño's late challenge caught a Espinillo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gartzea Liaño helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Soca's Gartzea Liaño got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Pablo-Enrique Palacios sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xoan Vellosillo skillfully saved the ball. Remir Trasmiera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Xoan Vellosillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Remir Trasmiera made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Soca's Xoan Vellosillo got control of the ball when Chuan Ovalle tried to sneak it across the goal line. Soca's Gartzea Liaño couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 56th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Espinillo. Ubelteso Morais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estevam Merino having to interfere. Estevam Merino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christovao Villayres in the 63rd minute of the match. Chuan Ovalle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Xoan Vellosillo made a huge save. 69 minutes in the game, Remir Trasmiera fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Xoan Vellosillo having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Chuan Ovalle notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Soca's Xoan Vellosillo. Xoan Vellosillo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chuan Ovalle in the 76thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Xoan Vellosillo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chuan Ovalle got free with Xoan Vellosillo in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Espinillo getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Chumo Lormendez hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Christovao Villayres managed to get in a good position for a shot. Soca's supporters rose to their feet, but Christovao Villayres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Estevam Merino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Espinillo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.