League Play-Off

Estadio El Alquián
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Javier Zubiaga started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Serra in the 4th minute of play forced El Alquián's goalkeeper Toli Fabelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Natalio Benito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Benito in the 8th minute of play forced Lucar's goalkeeper Mario Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Blanco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manel Feria in the 11th minute. Mario Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Benito, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Israel Serra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Toli Fabelo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Alquián's Natalio Benito got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Toli Fabelo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Javier Zubiaga went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 36th minute, Javier Zubiaga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toli Fabelo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Israel Serra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toli Fabelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Zubiaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ranolfo Lacorte charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ranolfo Lacorte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 48 played minutes Lucar got a freekick which was hit by Ranolfo Lacorte. In the 50th minute Reynaldo Mendez managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natalio Benito to make the kick off. El Alquián's Toli Fabelo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save El Alquián from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, El Alquián's Toli Fabelo got control of the ball when Israel Serra tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 67 played minutes Lucar got a freekick which was hit by Dominic Labarra. Manel Feria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Mario Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the game, Natalio Benito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Mario Blanco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 83 minutes into the match, Lucar's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Benito came free, but Mario Blanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When El Alquián's Natalio Benito in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lucar's goalie prevented a goal. El Alquián's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Javier Zubiaga scored to the left of an out of position Toli Fabelo, making the score, 1-3. After a rather tough play, Lucar's Adán Valdivia got a free kick in the 94th minute. Natalio Benito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 97 minutes into the game, Adán Valdivia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lucar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Alquián the free kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lucar had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.