League Play-Off

Cerredo Estadio
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. Ezequiel Reina started the match with the kick off. Armando Zubizarreta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Maximiano Maroto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maximiano Maroto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Zubizarreta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Cerredo's zone, Arxel Abellan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Zaplana came out of the goal and Arxel Abellan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Casas De Alenda AFC's zone, Patricio Vagrande stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiano Maroto came out of the goal and Patricio Vagrande tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armando Zubizarreta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiano Maroto having to interfere. Diego Zaplana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arxel Abellan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 minutes, Cisco Izaguirre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Casas De Alenda AFC and the Cerredo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Casas De Alenda AFC! The referee gave Cerredo a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Peli Castillo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Casas De Alenda AFC's Maximiano Maroto. 1-1. In the 26th minute, Arxel Abellan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arxel Abellan in the 29th minute of play forced Cerredo's goalkeeper Diego Zaplana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Arxel Abellan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cerredo's Diego Zaplana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 34 minutes into the game, Casas De Alenda AFC's Ezequiel Reina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Diego Zaplana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Ezequiel Reina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezequiel Reina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Diego Zaplana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zuberoa Quintanilla during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Armando Zubizarreta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Maximiano Maroto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Arxel Abellan could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Diego Zaplana however easily saved by the left post. Armando Zubizarreta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiano Maroto having to interfere. After 61 minutes, Bingen Lozano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cerredo and the Casas De Alenda AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, Patricio Vagrande ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiano Maroto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Patricio Vagrande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Armando Zubizarreta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cerredo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Zubizarreta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Arxel Abellan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Casas De Alenda AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arxel Abellan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Zaplana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ezequiel Reina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Diego Zaplana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Cerredo's goal looked a bit too open when Ezequiel Reina came free, but Diego Zaplana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ezequiel Reina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Zaplana having to interfere. During the 88th minute of the match Zuberoa Quintanilla completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zuberoa Quintanilla a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 89 played minutes Casas De Alenda AFC got a freekick which was hit by Zuberoa Quintanilla. Cerredo's Armando Zubizarreta got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. During the 92nd minute of the match Bingen Lozano completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Bingen Lozano a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 93rd match minute, Cerredo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bingen Lozano to maneuver through the defense. Diego Zaplana made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Arxel Abellan sent off a good shot on target. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.