League Play-Off

Estadio Casbas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Miguel Palban made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th match minute, Casbas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Clodio to maneuver through the defense. If Severino Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, one of Casbas:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Casbas. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Elena. Aquiles Vigil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ramon Evangelista. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narciso Hats in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramon Evangelista prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Angel Clodio kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Narciso Hats fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Evangelista having to interfere. After having played for 16 minutes, Miguel Palban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Casbas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Palban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Elena getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Alvaro Chepe hit a great ball. Miguel Palban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ramon Evangelista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Narciso Hats's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After 26 minutes Casbas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aquiles Vigil who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Teo Perrando almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Casbas's Ramon Evangelista did a great save. 28 minutes into the match, Casbas's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Hats came free, but Ramon Evangelista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Severino Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Evangelista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Candido Heli made a precise shot to the right of Julian Rioja. Elena's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Candido Heli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Julian Rioja made a huge save. The supporters of Casbas booed when Elena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacobo Urdin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes in the game, Miguel Palban fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Julian Rioja having to interfere. Julian Rioja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Candido Heli in the 42nd minute. Narciso Hats received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ramon Evangelista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 48 minutes of play, Elena's Alvaro Chepe made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ramon Evangelista was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Narciso Hats was the one to do the kick off. Severino Duarte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ramon Evangelista having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastian Nuxila during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes Casbas got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Nuxila. Ramon Evangelista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Severino Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Casbas's Javier Natanael got a free kick in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Hats in the 71st minute of play forced Casbas's goalkeeper Ramon Evangelista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Miguel Palban sped through Elena's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julian Rioja. Elena's Narciso Hats got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Severino Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Evangelista having to interfere. If Narciso Hats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julian Rioja came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Casbas's Miguel Palban. But to his dismay, Miguel Palban quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Angel Clodio hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match.