League Play-Off

Estadio Valentines
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Totakoxe Lluba kicked off to start the match. After 8 minutes Valentines's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Teofilo Chavarria who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Valentines's goalie and right to Roman Alvadalejo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Valentines's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Valentines's Mincho Junguito got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arevalo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Mincho Junguito scored to the left of an out of position Leonides Carrero, making the score, 1-1. Hondo Henao kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Arevalo's goal looked a bit too open when Mincho Junguito came free, but Leonides Carrero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Valentines's Gotzon Berrondo got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute of the match Teofilo Chavarria shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dabi Mendibuey showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 29 played minutes Valentines got a freekick which was hit by Gotzon Berrondo. Herena Durante recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dabi Mendibuey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Totakoxe Lluba, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Totakoxe Lluba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Dabi Mendibuey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mincho Junguito made a kick off. Leonides Carrero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seme Canellas, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Totakoxe Lluba in the 61st minute of play forced Valentines's goalkeeper Dabi Mendibuey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Mincho Junguito came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Valentines 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 Mincho Junguito couldn't finish the play. Herena Durante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Dabi Mendibuey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herena Durante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dabi Mendibuey having to interfere. Herena Durante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dabi Mendibuey read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. When Seme Canellas came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Valentines 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 Seme Canellas couldn't finish the play. Dabi Mendibuey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Totakoxe Lluba in the 84th minute of the match. Herena Durante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Dabi Mendibuey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herena Durante got free with Dabi Mendibuey in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 92 minutes, Mincho Junguito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valentines's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mincho Junguito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dabi Mendibuey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Totakoxe Lluba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Arevalo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.