League Play-Off

Taialà
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Morales took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nuno Infante. Nuno Infante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Jaime Morales managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taialà's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Morales was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Infante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oswaldo Abancens charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oswaldo Abancens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 19 minutes into the match, Taialà's goal looked a bit too open when Ivón Rivas came free, but Jerrold Morales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Gombren SAD's goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Babia came free, but Nuno Infante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santxo Cordoba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 minutes, Eliu Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taialà and the Gombren SAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Taialà was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliu Santos to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Ivón Rivas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Infante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Babia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roger Morcego during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gombren SAD getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Roger Morcego hit a great ball. Nuno Infante stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gervasio Babia's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Typhon Marques stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Typhon Marques could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Jerrold Morales however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Babia in the 62nd minute of play forced Gombren SAD's goalkeeper Nuno Infante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Typhon Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th minute, Ivón Rivas 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. After a rather tough play, Taialà's Benedicto Molina got a free kick in the 66th minute. Ekaitz Hevia's late challenge caught a Gombren SAD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ekaitz Hevia helped the player get up and apologised. 69 minutes into the game, one of Taialà:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gervasio Babia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Jaime Morales notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Gombren SAD's Nuno Infante. Nuno Infante was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Taialà were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Gombren SAD for a fine match.