League Play-Off

Moral De Calatrava E
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. Hermenegildo Gimeno started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Castan in the 3rd minute of play forced La Roda CF's goalkeeper Mendebal Feal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Walme Segarra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CD.Trivao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Iván Cruz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of CD.Trivao's Agusti Gene. Agusti Gene was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the CD.Trivao defense, Alvar Aguilar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agusti Gene. The CD.Trivao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agusti Gene should have stopped the shot. La Roda CF's Alvar Aguilar got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the CD.Trivao defense, Hermenegildo Gimeno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agusti Gene. The CD.Trivao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agusti Gene should have stopped the shot. In a very dangerous position, a player in CD.Trivao fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! 24 minutes into the match, Hermenegildo Abril notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of CD.Trivao's Agusti Gene. Agusti Gene was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Agusti Gene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Roda CF's Mendebal Feal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save La Roda CF from getting a goal against them. Hermenegildo Gimeno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to La Roda CF getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Faustino Lacorte hit a great ball. Blasi Esperta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Mendebal Feal made a huge save. Hermenegildo Gimeno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mendebal Feal made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Tato Ortega sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th minute Walme Segarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mendebal Feal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 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 Walme Segarra made a kick off. Mendebal Feal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tato Ortega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute Walme Segarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mendebal Feal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute Iván Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agusti Gene saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agusti Gene showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iván Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Hermenegildo Gimeno cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Agusti Gene was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Constancio Bargas managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Roda CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Constancio Bargas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agusti Gene breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 68 minutes, Hermenegildo Gimeno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Roda CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hermenegildo Gimeno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alvar Aguilar took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Agusti Gene. Agusti Gene dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. The referee felt a red card was in order, 85 minutes into the game, when Florian Llorente put in a rough tackle. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Roda CF! Hermenegildo Gimeno kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Orlando Mangas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mendebal Feal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blasi Esperta in the 97th minute of play.