League Play-Off

Peralta De Alcofea E
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) El Varadero's Lluc Candamil started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th match minute, Peralta De Alcofea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xerardo Bravo to maneuver through the defense. Louis Casado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Xabat Ruiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Lluc Candamil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telesforo Prats was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Telesforo Prats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Manrique, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Peralta De Alcofea's goalkeeper Telesforo Prats, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Lluc Candamil sped through Peralta De Alcofea's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Telesforo Prats. After having played for 45 minutes, Albano Jorquera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peralta De Alcofea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albano Jorquera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Louis Casado to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Nicolás Manrique managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Varadero's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolás Manrique was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 61 minutes, Onofre Quintana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Varadero and the Peralta De Alcofea players grew even worse after the yellow card. Onofre Quintana hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Louis Casado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peralta De Alcofea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 67th minute, Nicolás Manrique made a precise shot to the right of Telesforo Prats. Peralta De Alcofea's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 71st minute, Louis Casado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolás Manrique fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telesforo Prats having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Peralta De Alcofea's Albano Jorquera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xabat Ruiz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86thth minute of the game Lluc Candamil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peralta De Alcofea's Telesforo Prats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lluc Candamil in the 89th minute of play forced Peralta De Alcofea's goalkeeper Telesforo Prats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciriaco Quevedo during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nicolás Manrique struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Telesforo Prats didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Varadero. After a defensive mix-up in El Varadero's zone, Louis Casado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xabat Ruiz came out of the goal and Louis Casado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The El Varadero players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.