League Play-Off

Playa Blanca
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tacito Peña took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Playa Blanca AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leizarraga Barral to maneuver through the defense. Leizarraga Barral's late challenge caught a Novelda C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leizarraga Barral helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Playa Blanca AD getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Leizarraga Barral hit a great ball. Alejandro Castro made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Enrique Millán sent off a good shot on target. When Ekhi Herrera, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 16 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Alejandro Castro was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Alejandro Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekhi Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Enrique Millán got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 21st play minute Enrique Millán came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Alejandro Castro. 1-0. Playa Blanca AD's Ekhi Herrera got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enrique Millán had several of the Novelda C.F.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 28 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Alejandro Castro as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpected shot in the 34th minute by Florentino Pabon got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Adrián Sirvent kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Ekhi Herrera struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Alejandro Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Playa Blanca AD. Ekhi Herrera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alejandro Castro having to make a save. After 48th play minutes Ekhi Herrera shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Alejandro Castro and just under the crossbar into goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 55th match minute, Playa Blanca AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leizarraga Barral to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Playa Blanca AD's Conrado Naranjo got a free kick in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, Novelda C.F.'s Francis Llorente got a free kick in the 61st minute. Alejandro Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Millán in the 64th minute of the match. Novelda C.F.'s Alejandro Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Millán in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Allande Quiroga could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Anko Arias however easily saved by the left post. 69 minutes into the game, one of Playa Blanca AD:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Francis Llorente shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 73 minutes into the game, Francis Llorente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Novelda C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Playa Blanca AD the free kick. Francis Llorente kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Conrado Naranjo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Novelda C.F.'s Froilan Cienfuegos got a free kick in the 75th minute. Ekhi Herrera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Alejandro Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ekhi Herrera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejandro Castro was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Ekhi Herrera 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 90th minute, Leizarraga Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 91 played minutes, Novelda C.F.'s Francis Llorente shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anko Arias came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Novelda C.F. reached it. In the 98th minute Tacito Peña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anko Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 100th minute, Enrique Millán 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. When the referee ended the match the Playa Blanca AD players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.