League Play-Off

El Carrer De Baix
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Amancio Manrique made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute Amancio Manrique shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, El Carrer De Baix's goal looked a bit too open when Esdras Torrente came free, but Dacio Estrada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Esdras Torrente put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dacio Estrada. Esdras Torrente recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in El Carrer De Baix's zone, Esdras Torrente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dacio Estrada came out of the goal and Esdras Torrente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Esdras Torrente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Dacio Estrada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Esdras Torrente 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. Jonathan Vagrande's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dacio Estrada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Dacio Estrada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esdras Torrente in the 36th minute of the match. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xàtiva AFC's goalkeeper Marcelino Alvarez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amancio Manrique in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelino Alvarez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Esdras Torrente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dacio Estrada was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Esdras Torrente to strike the kick off in the second half. Urbano Ortiz's late challenge caught a Xàtiva AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Urbano Ortiz helped the player get up and apologised. Urbano Ortiz hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Amancio Manrique struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Marcelino Alvarez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Carrer De Baix. Amancio Manrique sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute Amancio Manrique shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adriano Vera made a great header on El Carrer De Baix's corner, it was just that Xàtiva AFC's Marcelino Alvarez managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 66th minute, Jonathan Vagrande ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dacio Estrada was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Xàtiva AFC's Marcelino Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micael Aguilar in the 70th minute of play. When Ariel Vega fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xàtiva AFC's protests and gave Ariel Vega a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Xàtiva AFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ariel Vega hit a great ball. El Carrer De Baix's Dacio Estrada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save El Carrer De Baix from getting a goal against them. Dacio Estrada made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Jonathan Vagrande sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Dacio Estrada managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Xàtiva AFC's Jonathan Vagrande fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 87 minutes into the game, Aristeo Reina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xàtiva AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Carrer De Baix the free kick. A collision led to Xàtiva AFC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Aristeo Reina hit a great ball. Marcelino Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amancio Manrique in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Julen Quesada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Carrer De Baix's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xàtiva AFC the free kick. Julen Quesada kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. El Carrer De Baix's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Esdras Torrente 95 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. Xàtiva AFC played a much better game than El Carrer De Baix and deserved their victory. The El Carrer De Baix players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.