League Play-Off

Picassent
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sigfrido Palencia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Picassent's Fonso Reina seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fonso Reina the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Picassent protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fonso Reina had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Picassent fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Esteban Acha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco-Antonio Negro having to make a save. Marco-Antonio Negro made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Fortun Font sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anxo Unzueta during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anxo Unzueta kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Mazuste Prieto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lucero Huerta. Picassent's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Nicholas Domenech fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Picassent's protests and gave Nicholas Domenech a yellow card for diving instead. Telmo Zapatero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Lucero Huerta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Picassent's Anxo Unzueta got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute, Aniol Escurza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucero Huerta was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Aniol Escurza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucero Huerta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Telmo Zapatero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Aniol Escurza came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Llivia 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 Aniol Escurza couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 37th minute by Fortun Font got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Aniol Escurza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucero Huerta having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Casado Rajoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute of the match Mazuste Prieto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucero Huerta skillfully saved the ball. Fortun Font could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Marco-Antonio Negro made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Telmo Zapatero in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucero Huerta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 62 played minutes Llivia AFC got a freekick which was hit by Román Segura. The audience was convinced that Fortun Font's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco-Antonio Negro was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. After 65 played minutes Llivia AFC got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Cortes. Lucero Huerta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telmo Zapatero in the 71st minute of the match. Fortun Font might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco-Antonio Negro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fortun Font ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Fortun Font's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco-Antonio Negro was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Fortun Font sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Aniol Escurza notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Picassent's Lucero Huerta. Lucero Huerta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lucero Huerta was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Telmo Zapatero showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 82 minute of play. Aniol Escurza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aniol Escurza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Telmo Zapatero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Llivia AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Telmo Zapatero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucero Huerta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Llivia AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Llivia AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.