League Play-Off

Valverde De Los Arro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arlo Dagora took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes, Andoni Verdu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sasa De Abadiado and the Valverde De Los Arroyos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, Andoni Verdu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Sasa De Abadiado's Mingo Revuelta got control of the ball when Ritchie Vera tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Arlo Dagora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arlo Dagora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sasa De Abadiado's Mingo Revuelta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arlo Dagora in the 18th minute of play. Mingo Revuelta made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Ritchie Vera sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Valverde De Los Arroyos's zone, Mambru Castillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. James Nieto came out of the goal and Mambru Castillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Sasa De Abadiado's Mingo Revuelta got control of the ball when Ritchie Vera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mingo Revuelta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arlo Dagora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 minutes, Blasco Dulce mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sasa De Abadiado and the Valverde De Los Arroyos players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sasa De Abadiado getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Blasco Dulce hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Valverde De Los Arroyos's Arlo Dagora slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mingo Revuelta. That made the score 2-0 after 35 minutes of play. Mingo Revuelta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlo Dagora's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Blasco Dulce got his second yellow card in the match during the 43rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Sasa De Abadiado booed when Valverde De Los Arroyos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ritchie Vera didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mambru Castillo to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlo Dagora in the 54th minute of play forced Sasa De Abadiado's goalkeeper Mingo Revuelta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mingo Revuelta came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Valverde De Los Arroyos's Arlo Dagora. But to his dismay, Arlo Dagora quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 65th minute of the match Luciano Sanz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mingo Revuelta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 67th minute Ritchie Vera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mingo Revuelta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ritchie Vera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mingo Revuelta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ritchie Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Valverde De Los Arroyos were awarded a corner. Luis Morcego went to the cornerflag to take it. After 76 minutes Sasa De Abadiado's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luis Morcego who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Luis Morcego got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mingo Revuelta quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mingo Revuelta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ritchie Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the game, Ferrando Sans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valverde De Los Arroyos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sasa De Abadiado the free kick. A collision led to Valverde De Los Arroyos getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ferrando Sans hit a great ball. Etxahun Huerta, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 93rd minute, Mambru Castillo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of James Nieto, passed just outside the right post. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sasa De Abadiado players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Valverde De Los Arroyos.