League Play-Off

Balbina
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paiva Llanos made the kick off which started today's match. CD Moca's Valiente Ladrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vergaray Mollinedo in the 6th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Adolfo Cachero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xzavion Paradela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paiva Llanos in the 11th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by León Farell during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. León Farell hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Vedillo Irulegui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xzavion Paradela having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in CD Moca's zone, Vergaray Mollinedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valiente Ladrada came out of the goal and Vergaray Mollinedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute León Farell clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. 20 minutes into the game, Faustino Miña was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CD Moca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CD Balbina the free kick. The supporters of CD Balbina booed when CD Moca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Miña didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jerson Esqueda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Valiente Ladrada made a huge save. Xzavion Paradela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paiva Llanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerson Esqueda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valiente Ladrada having to interfere. After 29 minutes of play, CD Balbina's Jerson Esqueda made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valiente Ladrada was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35th minute, Paiva Llanos 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. After 37 minutes, Asensio Guasch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CD Moca and the CD Balbina players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute, Asensio Guasch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jerson Esqueda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Valiente Ladrada made a huge save. Vergaray Mollinedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Valiente Ladrada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xzavion Paradela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paiva Llanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jerson Esqueda made a kick off. If Jerson Esqueda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Valiente Ladrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerson Esqueda in the 53rd minute of play. If Jerson Esqueda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerson Esqueda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Coronel Nembro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Jerson Esqueda 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Orfilio Bustillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD Balbina's supporters rose to their feet, but Orfilio Bustillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valiente Ladrada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. CD Moca's Faustino Miña got his second yellow card of the match in the 71st minute. The referee ordered Faustino Miña off the ground. If Vedillo Irulegui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valiente Ladrada didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jerson Esqueda went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Jerson Esqueda managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD Balbina's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerson Esqueda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valiente Ladrada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valiente Ladrada didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pancho Vial went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Jerson Esqueda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valiente Ladrada having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vergaray Mollinedo in the 93rd minute of play forced CD Moca's goalkeeper Valiente Ladrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd match minute, CD Moca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asensio Guasch to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that CD Balbina were the better team. CD Balbina's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.