League Play-Off

Margarita
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arnoldo Frechoso got the match started through his kick off. Elpidio Leheren charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elpidio Leheren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Margarita FC's Cristo Montes got a free kick in the 7th minute. Mauricio Cibran hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Narciso Santxol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Cipriano Enmanuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Guaberto Dantel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Quico in the 23rd minute of play forced Margarita FC's goalkeeper Armando Uxio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Uxio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Quico, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Narciso Santxol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Cipriano Enmanuel made a huge save. Cipriano Enmanuel came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Margarita FC's Narciso Santxol. But to his dismay, Narciso Santxol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Justo Lalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnoldo Frechoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Armando Uxio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnoldo Frechoso took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Uxio. Armando Uxio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Justo Lalla made the kick off in the second half. Margarita FC's Armando Uxio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Frechoso in the 54th minute of play. Cipriano Enmanuel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Narciso Santxol went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Narciso Santxol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Ullún's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Santxol came free, but Cipriano Enmanuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cristo Montes fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Margarita FC's protests and gave Cristo Montes a yellow card for diving instead. After 67 played minutes Margarita FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Montes. In the 70th minute Narciso Santxol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cipriano Enmanuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Justo Lalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cipriano Enmanuel was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Primitivo Gomesano kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. With a little luck, Margarita FC's Armando Uxio got control of the ball when Mauricio Cibran tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Arturo Quico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Quico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Uxio having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Ullún's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Santxol came free, but Cipriano Enmanuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Margarita FC were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Ullún's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gaudencio Magdaleno took the corner. Gaudencio Magdaleno made a great header on Margarita FC's corner, it was just that Ullún's Cipriano Enmanuel managed to reach the ball for a save. Cipriano Enmanuel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Lalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ullún defense, Narciso Santxol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cipriano Enmanuel. The Ullún fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cipriano Enmanuel should have stopped the shot. Ullún's Cipriano Enmanuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Lalla in the 96th minute of play. Narciso Santxol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Margarita FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ullún had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.