League Play-Off

Xeresa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xuaco Gómez started the match with the kick off. Tano Villa kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Teo Ponce De Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Zapico having to interfere. If Xuaco Gómez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Magdaleno Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xuaco Gómez in the 11th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Luis-Alfredo De Toro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Lions United's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis-Alfredo De Toro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Magdaleno Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, Xeresa SD's goal looked a bit too open when Xuaco Gómez came free, but Magdaleno Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Etxeberri Erosas short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Enzo Zapico to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Baleren Soldado's late challenge caught a Black Lions United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baleren Soldado helped the player get up and apologised. Baleren Soldado hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Magdaleno Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xuaco Gómez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes of play, Black Lions United's Xuaco Gómez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Magdaleno Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 37th minute, Alfons Martínez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Etxeberri Erosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Zapico having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Tano Villa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xeresa SD's supporters rose to their feet, but Tano Villa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Zapico breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teo Ponce De Leon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Etxeberri Erosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teo Ponce De Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Enzo Zapico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikola March during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nikola March hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Enzo Zapico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Etxeberri Erosa in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Etxeberri Erosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enzo Zapico. Black Lions United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Etxeberri Erosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Magdaleno Silva made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Luis-Alfredo De Toro sent off a good shot on target. Luis-Alfredo De Toro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magdaleno Silva having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xuaco Gómez in the 70th minute of play forced Xeresa SD's goalkeeper Magdaleno Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vincent Aranzubia's late challenge caught a Black Lions United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vincent Aranzubia helped the player get up and apologised. Vincent Aranzubia kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Teo Ponce De Leon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Enzo Zapico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Etxeberri Erosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Zapico having to interfere. Enzo Zapico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teo Ponce De Leon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis-Alfredo De Toro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Magdaleno Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Teo Ponce De Leon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Teo Ponce De Leon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Etxeberri Erosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Black Lions United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.