League Play-Off

Estadio Puntazanja
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) CD Embarcadero's Joffre Castells started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Insua Ruelas's late challenge caught a Puntazanja SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Insua Ruelas helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in CD Embarcadero fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 10 minutes, Puntazanja SC's Brito Mallo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Juan-Carlos Bolaños. Moises Alceda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan-Carlos Bolaños read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. After 17 played minutes CD Embarcadero got a freekick which was hit by Joffre Castells. Carlos Egaña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Juan-Carlos Bolaños tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricart Jordana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iván Figueruela having to interfere. In the 33rd minute Joffre Castells shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iván Figueruela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of CD Embarcadero booed when Puntazanja SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elkin Olazarra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elkin Olazarra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Carlos Egaña managed to get in a good position for a shot. Puntazanja SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Egaña was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan-Carlos Bolaños breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Puntazanja SC's Moises Alceda in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CD Embarcadero's goalie prevented a goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

52 minutes into the match, CD Embarcadero's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Alceda came free, but Juan-Carlos Bolaños reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan-Carlos Bolaños didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Egaña went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 61 minutes into the match, Ricart Jordana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iván Figueruela. Puntazanja SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricart Jordana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Juan-Carlos Bolaños showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Alceda in the 67th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Joffre Castells's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iván Figueruela was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. After 76 played minutes Puntazanja SC got a freekick which was hit by Elkin Olazarra. After recieving a nice pass, CD Embarcadero's Santiago Nero tried to score from far away in the 77th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ricart Jordana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Moises Alceda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Puntazanja SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Alceda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan-Carlos Bolaños breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Egaña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan-Carlos Bolaños having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, CD Embarcadero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iza Reigadas to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute of the match Brito Mallo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juan-Carlos Bolaños showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Juan-Carlos Bolaños made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Egaña in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Puntazanja SC fans cheered their team off the field, for while CD Embarcadero had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.