League Play-Off

Setefilla Estadio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aratz Moreno made the kick off which started today's match. Leopoldo Prats could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Lucio Caballero made a huge save. If Aratz Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 14th minute, Luis-Jose Alonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Melkor Valdés hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Setefilla AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis-Jose Alonso came free, but Nerio Macho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Luis-Jose Alonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nerio Macho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis-Jose Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leopoldo Prats got free with Lucio Caballero in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nerio Macho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis-Jose Alonso's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Nerio Macho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Melkor Valdés went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Melkor Valdés stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute of the match Asier Urbina sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucio Caballero skillfully saved the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Setefilla AFC's Aratz Moreno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucio Caballero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Aratz Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abanilla's Lucio Caballero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aratz Moreno in the 66th minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, Leopoldo Prats managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Setefilla AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leopoldo Prats was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abanilla's Lucio Caballero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Prats in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aratz Moreno in the 71st minute of play forced Abanilla's goalkeeper Lucio Caballero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Abanilla defense, Aratz Moreno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucio Caballero. The Abanilla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucio Caballero should have stopped the shot. Melkor Valdés sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucio Caballero came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Setefilla AFC's Aratz Moreno. But to his dismay, Aratz Moreno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Leopoldo Prats's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucio Caballero read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Lucio Caballero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Prats in the 97th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Abanilla players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Setefilla AFC.