League Play-Off

Roldan Estadio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nicolás Galnares made the kick off which started today's match. Andrei Mardarescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tadeo Vallejo having to make a save. Tadeo Vallejo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrei Mardarescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Andrei Mardarescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Roldan's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrei Mardarescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tadeo Vallejo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 9th minute, Luke España hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Andrei Mardarescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrei Mardarescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tadeo Vallejo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrei Mardarescu ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ximeno Fresnos in the 21st minute of play forced Roldan's goalkeeper Milton Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Andrei Mardarescu came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Roldan 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 Andrei Mardarescu couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind As Caldas AD's goalkeeper Tadeo Vallejo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andrei Mardarescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeo Vallejo having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Roldan's Andrei Mardarescu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tadeo Vallejo. That made the score 2-0 after 33 minutes of play. If Andrei Mardarescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tadeo Vallejo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eskuin Morcego in the 37th minute. Bastian Lopez de Toro kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Andrei Mardarescu made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Eskuin Morcego left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roldan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Andrei Mardarescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Eskuin Morcego sped through As Caldas AD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tadeo Vallejo. Tadeo Vallejo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Mardarescu in the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Roldan's goalkeeper Milton Suarez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liberto Comas. 74 minutes into the game, As Caldas AD's Nicolás Galnares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Milton Suarez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. After 82 minutes, Alifonso Griful mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Roldan and the As Caldas AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Milton Suarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliciano De Pablo, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Roldan's Andrei Mardarescu got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Andrei Mardarescu came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Roldan 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 Andrei Mardarescu couldn't finish the play. Silverio Chano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Tadeo Vallejo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julen Losantos charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julen Losantos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. For all the effort they put into the match, the As Caldas AD players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Roldan.