League

Once de Septembre
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iraitz Abrego kicked off to start the match. Iraitz Abrego scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xurxo Helguera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Xurxo Helguera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Martin in the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, La Llacuna CD's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Valerón came free, but Yuri Barrios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Montxo Obis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuri Barrios was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cordeal Olle. A collision led to La Llacuna CD getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Leopoldo Olmedo hit a great ball. After having played for 22 minutes, Leandro Valerón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Esplugues F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Valerón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, La Llacuna CD's Yuri Barrios got control of the ball when Tonio Ladra tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to La Llacuna CD getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Xanti Quesada hit a great ball. La Llacuna CD's Yuri Barrios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Valerón in the 41st minute of play. If Leandro Valerón had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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 Leandro Valerón made a kick off. Mané Tobias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xurxo Helguera having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, La Llacuna CD's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Valerón came free, but Yuri Barrios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Llacuna CD's Yuri Barrios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonio Ladra in the 56th minute of play. Iraitz Abrego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xurxo Helguera having to interfere. Sporting Esplugues F.C's Xurxo Helguera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Esplugues F.C from getting a goal against them. 63 minutes into the match, Iraitz Abrego dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Xurxo Helguera, 0-2. In the 66th minute, Sporting Esplugues F.C's Marcelo Villafane seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Marcelo Villafane the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sporting Esplugues F.C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Marcelo Villafane had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Sporting Esplugues F.C booed when La Llacuna CD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xanti Quesada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafa Martin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iraitz Abrego 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iraitz Abrego in the 80th minute of play forced Sporting Esplugues F.C's goalkeeper Xurxo Helguera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xurxo Helguera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iraitz Abrego, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Rafa Martin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xurxo Helguera having to make a save. Iraitz Abrego blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xurxo Helguera having to make a save. Yuri Barrios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonio Ladra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over La Llacuna CD could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sporting Esplugues F.C throughout the match.