League Play-Off

Puebla De Don Rodrig
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Mendebal Barberá started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mendebal Barberá in the 9th minute of play forced Villanueva AFC's goalkeeper Tolino Bermejo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Neto Hevia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C.Amolestació fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Roberto Arenas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in F.C.Amolestació's zone, Armando Hernandez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Arenas came out of the goal and Armando Hernandez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tolino Bermejo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mendebal Barberá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Peri Baeza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Tolino Bermejo managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when F.C.Amolestació's Neto Hevia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Neto Hevia struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Tolino Bermejo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C.Amolestació. Mendebal Barberá received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tolino Bermejo came out and tried to block the shot, but Mendebal Barberá slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 25th minute. If Neto Hevia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Armando Hernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roberto Arenas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Villanueva AFC's Armando Hernandez got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Villanueva AFC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Tano Morientes hit a great ball. The long shot by Denis Suárez in the 42nd minute really tested Tolino Bermejo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Neto Hevia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolino Bermejo having to interfere. After 47 played minutes Villanueva AFC got a freekick which was hit by Peri Baeza. When Neto Hevia came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the F.C.Amolestació 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 Neto Hevia couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Armando Hernandez made the kick off in the second half. Neto Hevia might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolino Bermejo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Neto Hevia ran back to his position shaking his head. If Agapito Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denis Suárez placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 78 minutes into the match, Mendebal Barberá had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolino Bermejo. Villanueva AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mendebal Barberá was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Neto Hevia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolino Bermejo having to interfere. Mendebal Barberá fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolino Bermejo having to interfere. When Fliz Rodriguez came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the F.C.Amolestació 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 Fliz Rodriguez couldn't finish the play. Peri Baeza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Arenas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 100th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The F.C.Amolestació fans cheered their team off the field, for while Villanueva AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.