League Play-Off

Estadio Barrio De Pe
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) LasVirtudes's Misael Zapater 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. 3 minutes into the match, Barrio De Peral's Jon Martínez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armando Tobia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute, Misael Zapater made a precise shot to the right of Breixo Llorca. Barrio De Peral's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When LasVirtudes's Tomi Vacas in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barrio De Peral's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Misael Zapater in the 10th minute of play forced Barrio De Peral's goalkeeper Breixo Llorca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Breixo Llorca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomi Tarin in the 11th minute of play. LasVirtudes's Armando Tobia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Montay Ladra in the 13th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Idacio Aranzubia managed to get in a good position for a shot. LasVirtudes's supporters rose to their feet, but Idacio Aranzubia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Breixo Llorca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Tomi Tarin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Breixo Llorca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomi Vacas in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Montay Ladra in the 21st minute of play forced LasVirtudes's goalkeeper Armando Tobia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute of the match Manolo Pareja shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Breixo Llorca showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Breixo Llorca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomi Tarin in the 37th minute of play. Tomi Tarin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Breixo Llorca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Breixo Llorca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomi Tarin in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute of the match, Montay Ladra tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armando Tobia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After the first half LasVirtudes were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Montay Ladra to make the kick off. Tomi Vacas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. LasVirtudes's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Tomi Vacas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Idacio Aranzubia 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. In the 64th minute, Tomi Tarin 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. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barrio De Peral's goalkeeper Breixo Llorca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Misael Zapater had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Tomi Vacas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Breixo Llorca was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Misael Zapater recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomi Vacas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Breixo Llorca having to interfere. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Montay Ladra sped through LasVirtudes's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Tobia. Breixo Llorca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomi Tarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Misael Zapater fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Breixo Llorca having to interfere. LasVirtudes's Tomi Vacas was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 86th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Barrio De Peral's Breixo Llorca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Idacio Aranzubia in the 92nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Idacio Aranzubia got free with Breixo Llorca in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over LasVirtudes could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Barrio De Peral throughout the match.