League Play-Off

Masoller
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Emeterio Cabaña made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthew Tio in the 8th minute of play forced Santiago's goalkeeper Precioso Ruidiaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emeterio Cabaña in the 11th minute of play forced Masoller AFC's goalkeeper Xepe Bezares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albano Udias during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Masoller AFC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Albano Udias hit a great ball. Santiago's Guilabertus Armijo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 14th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Masoller AFC. Emeterio Cabaña blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xepe Bezares having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Santiago's zone, Albano Udias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Precioso Ruidiaz came out of the goal and Albano Udias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matthew Tio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Precioso Ruidiaz having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Masoller AFC's Tiburcio Llul got a free kick in the 25th minute. Xepe Bezares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rufo Cordoba in the 27th minute of play. Kemen Almazan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Cordarrol Forcat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Masoller AFC's Kemen Almazan got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthew Tio in the 46th minute of play forced Santiago's goalkeeper Precioso Ruidiaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matthew Tio made a kick off. Precioso Ruidiaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Tio in the 54th minute of the match. Emeterio Cabaña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emeterio Cabaña was extremely unlucky when he, in the 58th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Kemen Almazan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Masoller AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kemen Almazan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Precioso Ruidiaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Precioso Ruidiaz came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Masoller AFC's Matthew Tio. But to his dismay, Matthew Tio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Masoller AFC's zone, Samuel Turres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xepe Bezares came out of the goal and Samuel Turres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santiago's Emeterio Cabaña got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Masoller AFC defense, Rufo Cordoba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xepe Bezares. The Masoller AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xepe Bezares should have stopped the shot. Guilabertus Armijo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Xepe Bezares. Masoller AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Masoller AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Emeterio Cabaña 79 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Emeterio Cabaña took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Xepe Bezares to make any attempt to save it. Rufo Cordoba struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Xepe Bezares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santiago. Guilabertus Armijo, 100 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Santiago played a much better game than Masoller AFC and deserved their victory. The Masoller AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.