League Play-Off

Tene 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. Argi Dagora started the match with the kick off. Iñaki Bellido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alejo Gonzalvez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baldemer Negro in the 14th minute. Narciso Valdés showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argi Dagora, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Ugutz Ricoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gomesano Guasch's late challenge caught a Lion Halland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gomesano Guasch helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to La alqueria getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Gomesano Guasch hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Lion Halland's Haitz Torrente tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, La alqueria's Baldemer Negro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alejo Gonzalvez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Narciso Valdés made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iñaki Bellido in the 46th minute of play. Argi Dagora took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narciso Valdés. Narciso Valdés dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ugutz Ricoy made a kick off. Argi Dagora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Lion Halland's goal looked a bit too open when Ugutz Ricoy came free, but Alejo Gonzalvez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Iñaki Bellido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ugutz Ricoy in the 63rd minute of play forced Lion Halland's goalkeeper Alejo Gonzalvez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Baldemer Negro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La alqueria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The supporters of Lion Halland booed when La alqueria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Sánchez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, La alqueria's Apolinar Hevia got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Argi Dagora fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Narciso Valdés, passed just outside the right post. Argi Dagora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Argi Dagora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in La alqueria fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! A collision led to Lion Halland getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Haitz Torrente hit a great ball. When Ugutz Ricoy came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the La alqueria 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 Ugutz Ricoy couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Ugutz Ricoy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejo Gonzalvez was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. Lion Halland's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.