League Play-Off

Estadio Llíber
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Quique Mora took the kick off in the first half of the match. Quique Mora blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ponce Mayol having to make a save. Isidoro Jaraba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 13 played minutes Llíber got a freekick which was hit by Denis Casillas. Torcuato Acarreta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ponce Mayol. Llíber's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jonathan Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ponce Mayol having to interfere. Genaro Vila hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Yosua Abascal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loreto Gil's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Yosua Abascal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loreto Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The supporters of Llíber booed when Elche AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iker Aguado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robustiano Ponte took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yosua Abascal. Elche AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Genaro Vila was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elche AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Llíber the free kick. Genaro Vila kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. If Loreto Gil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yosua Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loreto Gil in the 43rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Isidoro Jaraba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Llíber's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidoro Jaraba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yosua Abascal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Torcuato Acarreta hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Loreto Gil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luis Paredes struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Yosua Abascal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Llíber. Yosua Abascal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Loreto Gil went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 62nd minute, Nesto Figueroa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elche AFC's Jonathan Perez got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ponce Mayol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quique Mora in the 66th minute of play. The Llíber fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Llíber's Luis Paredes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jonathan Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elche AFC's Iker Aguado got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ponce Mayol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quique Mora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 played minutes Elche AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ugaitz Vicente. Robustiano Ponte didn't quite understand what happened when in the 79 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 81st minute, Isidoro Jaraba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Jonathan Perez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elche AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Perez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ponce Mayol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Quique Mora had several of the Llíber's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 89 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Ponce Mayol as he didn't even see the shot coming. 95 minutes into the match, Elche AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Loreto Gil came free, but Yosua Abascal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yosua Abascal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Paredes, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.