League

Estadio Oretga
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Independiente del Valle's Alex Manjaleguas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roman Vardeci kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Morán Ludeña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Valpuesta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Independiente del Valle's Morán Ludeña in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oretga FC's goalie prevented a goal. Fleitas Hormilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Velaz in the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Manuel Portera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Oretga FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Fleitas Hormilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Velaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Paúl Alcubilla 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. 16 minutes into the game, Paúl Alcubilla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oretga FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Independiente del Valle the free kick. Paúl Alcubilla hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Oretga FC's Alfonso Valpuesta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Manjaleguas in the 17th minute of play. Morán Ludeña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Manjaleguas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Valpuesta having to interfere. When Morán Ludeña came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Independiente del Valle 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 Morán Ludeña couldn't finish the play. When Montalvo Garriga fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oretga FC's protests and gave Montalvo Garriga a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th match minute, Oretga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Montalvo Garriga to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Oretga FC defense, Morán Ludeña kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Valpuesta. The Oretga FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Valpuesta should have stopped the shot. Independiente del Valle's Fleitas Hormilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Velaz in the 32nd minute of play. Morán Ludeña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Morán Ludeña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute Alex Manjaleguas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Valpuesta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Manuel Portera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Manjaleguas struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Alfonso Valpuesta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Independiente del Valle. After having played for 46 minutes, Alex Manjaleguas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Independiente del Valle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Manjaleguas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberto Velaz to make the kick off. Manuel Portera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fleitas Hormilla having to interfere. 55 minutes into the game, Zxavian Nobo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Independiente del Valle's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oretga FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Independiente del Valle's Zxavian Nobo got a free kick in the 55th minute. Montalvo Garriga got his second yellow card in the match during the 61st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Montalvo Garriga kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Oretga FC's goalkeeper Alfonso Valpuesta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Morán Ludeña. After a defensive mix-up in Independiente del Valle's zone, Manuel Portera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fleitas Hormilla came out of the goal and Manuel Portera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fleitas Hormilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Velaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Fleitas Hormilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Portera in the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 minutes Independiente del Valle's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Uxio Quesada who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Manjaleguas in the 75th minute of play forced Oretga FC's goalkeeper Alfonso Valpuesta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Independiente del Valle's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Portera came free, but Fleitas Hormilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Oretga FC's Alfonso Valpuesta got control of the ball when Morán Ludeña tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 86 minutes of play, Independiente del Valle's Morán Ludeña made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfonso Valpuesta was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Portera in the 92nd minute of play forced Independiente del Valle's goalkeeper Fleitas Hormilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Morán Ludeña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Valpuesta having to interfere. The Independiente del Valle players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.