League Play-Off

Las Almansas Estadio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nacho Ballesteros started the match with the kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Hortaleza AFC's goalkeeper Pericles Ledo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michael Sacristán. Pericles Ledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacho Ballesteros in the 10th minute of play. Pericles Ledo made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Michael Sacristán sent off a good shot on target. When Zeruko Yeste fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hortaleza AFC's protests and gave Zeruko Yeste a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Hortaleza AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeruko Yeste to maneuver through the defense. When Romeo Villar fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hortaleza AFC's protests and gave Romeo Villar a yellow card for diving instead. 20 minutes into the game, one of Hortaleza AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Pericles Ledo, was totally fooled by Las Almansas AD's Domeka Cambero, who 22 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 26 played minutes, Hortaleza AFC's Odon Viejo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sol Font 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 Hortaleza AFC reached it. In the 27th minute, Nacho Ballesteros fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Michael Sacristán recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pericles Ledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Ballesteros in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Las Almansas AD's goal looked a bit too open when Ioseba Sarro came free, but Sol Font reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Ioseba Sarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sol Font saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Luke Marines made a precise shot to the right of Sol Font. Las Almansas AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nacho Ballesteros succeeded in the game's 43rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ioseba Sarro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sol Font took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ioseba Sarro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michael Sacristán in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pericles Ledo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 65 minutes into the game, one of Las Almansas AD:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Las Almansas AD's Sol Font proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Las Almansas AD from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Las Almansas AD booed when Hortaleza AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luke Marines didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Michael Sacristán had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michael Sacristán sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Las Almansas AD getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Arximiro Gómez hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Ioseba Sarro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sol Font was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Luke Marines struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Sol Font didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hortaleza AFC. Hortaleza AFC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Las Almansas AD's much stronger midfield.