League Play-Off

Merou Estadio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Felip Macia kicked off to start the match. Víctor Lacorte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Litago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Ioseba Rico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Víctor Lacorte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Merou's Víctor Lacorte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Román Puig in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Merou's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Román Puig was slow to take the kick. During this time Gadir's players had a chance to rest. In the 18th minute, Tipi Prieto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Tobiasr Barberá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Víctor Lacorte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ioseba Rico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Merou's Tobiasr Barberá got a free kick in the 28th minute. After 32nd play minutes Ioseba Rico shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Víctor Lacorte and just under the crossbar into goal. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Merou! The referee gave Gadir a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Osvaldo Ucero, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Merou's Víctor Lacorte. 0-3. The Merou players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gadir were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lisandro Litago to strike the kick off in the second half. When Lisandro Litago came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Gadir 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 Lisandro Litago couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Gadir getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Lisandro Litago hit a great ball. After 65 minutes, Felip Macia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Merou and the Gadir players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, Felip Macia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes Merou got a freekick which was hit by Felip Macia. Lisandro Litago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Víctor Lacorte having to interfere. Felip Macia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Merou's goal looked a bit too open when Ioseba Rico came free, but Víctor Lacorte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lisandro Litago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Víctor Lacorte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merou's Víctor Lacorte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ioseba Rico in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Merou was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henric Mezquita to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Ioseba Rico 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. In the 94th minute, Koldo Alavedra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gadir played a much better game than Merou and deserved their victory. The Merou players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.