League Play-Off

Estadio Sudanell
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hegoi Buendia kicked off to start the match. Juan-Carlos Acarreta might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulin Salazar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juan-Carlos Acarreta ran back to his position shaking his head. Richie Helguera hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Eduardo Jurado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gelmiro De Paula in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sudanell AFC's goalkeeper Paulin Salazar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hegoi Buendia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Paulin Salazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 18th minute when Hegoi Buendia elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 23 minutes into the match, Palmar De La Victoria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Heli Alcalde came free, but Eduardo Jurado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Jurado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heli Alcalde, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Heli Alcalde struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Eduardo Jurado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sudanell AFC. Frutos Rey kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 36 minutes, Elisardo Crespo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sudanell AFC and the Palmar De La Victoria FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sudanell AFC's Elisardo Crespo got a free kick in the 36th minute. Paulin Salazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan-Carlos Acarreta, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After having played for 44 minutes, Richie Helguera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palmar De La Victoria FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richie Helguera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juan-Carlos Acarreta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Paulin Salazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 Heli Alcalde to make the kick off. In the 54th minute of the match Macario Verdu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulin Salazar skillfully saved the ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palmar De La Victoria FC's goalkeeper Eduardo Jurado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Angelines Abascal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. From a short distance, Palmar De La Victoria FC's Hegoi Buendia, in the 62nd minute, tried to place the ball behind Paulin Salazar, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. In the 65th minute, Juan-Carlos Acarreta 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 unexpected shot in the 75th minute by Juan-Carlos Acarreta got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Paulin Salazar made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Juan-Carlos Acarreta sent off a good shot on target. Sudanell AFC's Paulin Salazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hegoi Buendia in the 89th minute of play. Palmar De La Victoria FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.