League Play-Off

Estadio Toachi
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maximo Muñio made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes CD Toachi got a freekick which was hit by Pio Azuela. Maximo Muñio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Maximo Muñio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Espiga Acedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. CD Toachi's Espiga Acedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Muñio in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of CD Graciosa booed when CD Toachi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lopez Rabe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espiga Acedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximo Muñio, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Muñio in the 28th minute of play forced CD Toachi's goalkeeper Espiga Acedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Maximo Muñio notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of CD Toachi's Espiga Acedo. Espiga Acedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute, Maximo Muñio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Espiga Acedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Espiga Acedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Muñio in the 44th minute of play. If Maximo Muñio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half CD Graciosa were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valencia Moreira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximo Muñio in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Espiga Acedo saved CD Toachi from getting behind. After 56 played minutes CD Graciosa got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Lobera. 59 minutes into the match, Maximo Muñio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Espiga Acedo, 1-4. In the 63rdth minute of the game Aurelio Verastegui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CD Graciosa's Rey Aguirre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Maximo Muñio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD Graciosa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximo Muñio 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 67th minute Valencia Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rey Aguirre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Espiga Acedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximo Muñio, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 74 minutes, Maximo Muñio made it 1-5 with a short kick to the right side. CD Toachi's Espiga Acedo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of CD Graciosa booed when CD Toachi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dani Sosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Maximo Muñio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Espiga Acedo. The goal made the score 1-6. Maximo Muñio did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-7 to the left of a surprised Espiga Acedo 84 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as CD Graciosa's Maximo Muñio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Espiga Acedo. That made the score 1-8 after 87 minutes of play. In the 92nd minute of the match Angel Zalon shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rey Aguirre showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Urbez Seijas came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the CD Graciosa 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 Urbez Seijas couldn't finish the play. CD Graciosa's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.