League Play-Off

Los Jimenez Estadio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Erlantz Moreira made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 4 minutes, Natxo Cienfuegos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manises FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natxo Cienfuegos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manises FC's Garaile Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erlantz Moreira in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erlantz Moreira in the 8th minute of play forced Manises FC's goalkeeper Garaile Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aladino Alcantara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute of the match Kelemen Quesada shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vaden Mayor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Elian Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garaile Velasco having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Erlantz Moreira made a precise shot to the right of Garaile Velasco. Manises FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 26th minute, Elian Veloso 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 38th minute, Txema Doblas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Garaile Velasco was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Beremundo Zubiaga. Aladino Alcantara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 43 minutes, Aladino Alcantara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manises FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aladino Alcantara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Erlantz Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Los Jimenez fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erlantz Moreira couldn't finish the play.

Garaile Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elian Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes in the game, Natxo Cienfuegos fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Vaden Mayor having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manises FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! Quirze Dorado charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Quirze Dorado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th match minute, Los Jimenez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quirze Dorado to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Manises FC's zone, Erlantz Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Garaile Velasco came out of the goal and Erlantz Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Natxo Cienfuegos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manises FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Natxo Cienfuegos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vaden Mayor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Enaut Ricoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Natxo Cienfuegos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aladino Alcantara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Vaden Mayor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Los Jimenez fans cheered their team off the field, for while Manises FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.