League Play-Off

Polidep El Palmeral
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute Beturian Aranzubia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iamín Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Alcorcón's Cebrián Lermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iamín Ramirez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Carlo Portillo 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. Belisario Etxeberria was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, one of C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva. Zaquiel España shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 27 minutes into the game, Manel Amer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Iamín Ramirez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the match, Goi De la Torre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iamín Ramirez. C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Goi De la Torre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva's zone, Beturian Aranzubia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iamín Ramirez came out of the goal and Beturian Aranzubia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 39 minutes of play, Alcorcón's Cebrián Lermo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iamín Ramirez was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Alcorcón were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Virgilio Vazquez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Goi De la Torre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Iamín Ramirez made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beturian Aranzubia in the 53rd minute of play forced C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva's goalkeeper Iamín Ramirez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cebrián Lermo got free with Iamín Ramirez in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cebrián Lermo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st match minute, C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hustaz Arenas to maneuver through the defense. Iamín Ramirez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manel Amer in the 73rd minute of play. Manel Amer's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Iamín Ramirez firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cebrián Lermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Iamín Ramirez made a huge save. Alcorcón played a much better game than C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva and deserved their victory. The C.F.P Orihuela Deportiva players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.