League Play-Off

El Peral Estadio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnas Maldonado took the kick off in the first half of the match. Firman Vilanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Fuente in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15thth minute of the game Arnas Maldonado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Peral FC's Claudio Bueno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in El Peral FC's zone, Rico Soldado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio Bueno came out of the goal and Rico Soldado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnas Maldonado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Claudio Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Alex Bergada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Peral FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Melilleros C.F the free kick. Alex Bergada hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Arnas Maldonado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudio Bueno. El Peral FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnas Maldonado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Claudio Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnas Maldonado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Peral FC's Claudio Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnas Maldonado in the 30th minute of play. After 31 played minutes El Peral FC got a freekick which was hit by Alex Bergada. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nacho Fuente in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Firman Vilanova prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Natxo Escurza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Firman Vilanova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nacho Fuente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Melilleros C.F's goal looked a bit too open when Nacho Fuente came free, but Firman Vilanova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Claudio Bueno successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Firman Vilanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Fuente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Firman Vilanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Fuente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natxo Escurza in the 62nd minute of play forced Melilleros C.F's goalkeeper Firman Vilanova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rdth minute of the game Natxo Escurza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Melilleros C.F's Firman Vilanova was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Melilleros C.F's Roberto Hevia got a free kick in the 64th minute. Firman Vilanova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Fuente, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Nacho Fuente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of El Peral FC booed when Melilleros C.F was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Hevia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes, Roberto Hevia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Melilleros C.F and the El Peral FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Melilleros C.F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Hevia to maneuver through the defense. Firman Vilanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natxo Escurza in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roberto Hevia got free with Claudio Bueno in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 88th minute of the match Roberto Hevia completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Roberto Hevia a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Roberto Hevia kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Arnas Maldonado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melilleros C.F's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnas Maldonado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded Melilleros C.F left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than El Peral FC.