League Play-Off

Aivory
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ponc Roca made the kick off which started today's match. Saul Roig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saul Roig took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Neron Santalla. Neron Santalla 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. Guillermo Gimenez lost his temper 9 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Aivory fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! 15 minutes into the match, Saul Roig notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Luco De Bordon's Neron Santalla. Neron Santalla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Saul Roig might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Neron Santalla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saul Roig ran back to his position shaking his head. Luco De Bordon's Neron Santalla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Luco De Bordon from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Aivory's Venancio Teruel got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 32 played minutes Aivory got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Teruel. Machado Zapata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Unai Cabezas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Unai Cabezas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Aivory defense, Ponc Roca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Machado Zapata. The Aivory fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Machado Zapata should have stopped the shot. After having played for 41 minutes, Unai Cabezas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Luco De Bordon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Unai Cabezas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Ponc Roca 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 Ponc Roca in the 50th minute of play forced Aivory's goalkeeper Machado Zapata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Benedicto Mangas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Neron Santalla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Ponc Roca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Saul Roig came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Aivory 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 Saul Roig couldn't finish the play. Alexandro Villafane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Neron Santalla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luco De Bordon's Neron Santalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Roig in the 66th minute of play. Machado Zapata made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Unai Cabezas sent off a good shot on target. Machado Zapata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ponc Roca, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Unai Cabezas scored 2-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Machado Zapata, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benedicto Mangas struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Neron Santalla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aivory. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ponc Roca in the 90th minute of play forced Aivory's goalkeeper Machado Zapata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Unai Cabezas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Machado Zapata having to interfere. In the 98th minute, one of Aivory:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Aivory. Ponce Rojas placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The Luco De Bordon supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Luco De Bordon would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.