League Play-Off

Estadio El Talladell
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ted De Toro kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quilino Morientes in the 5th minute of play forced Almafra AFC's goalkeeper Amador Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Quilino Morientes fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Talladell AFC's protests and gave Quilino Morientes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute, Quilino Morientes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Segundo Pena sped through El Talladell AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcos Cifuentes. 17 minutes into the game, Almafra AFC's Ted De Toro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Cifuentes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. If Bela Quintana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ted De Toro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Marcos Cifuentes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to El Talladell AFC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Luciano Martinez hit a great ball. Eneko Pardo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Almafra AFC were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after El Talladell AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Melkor Gutierrez took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Melkor Gutierrez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcos Cifuentes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Urbasa Companys during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Urbasa Companys kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When Quilino Morientes came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the El Talladell AFC 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 Quilino Morientes couldn't finish the play. Marcos Cifuentes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ted De Toro scored 0-3 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Cifuentes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Quilino Morientes to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Quilino Morientes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Almafra AFC booed when El Talladell AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naike Canturri didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Martinez in the 60th minute of play forced Almafra AFC's goalkeeper Amador Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Quilino Morientes put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Amador Adán. In the 68th minute Quilino Morientes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Quilino Morientes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Talladell AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Eneko Pardo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Ted De Toro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 76 minutes, Segundo Pena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almafra AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Segundo Pena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th minute Luciano Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Segundo Pena struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Marcos Cifuentes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almafra AFC. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Martinez in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amador Adán saved Almafra AFC from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bela Quintana during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bela Quintana hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Almafra AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.