League Play-Off

Aeropuerto De Valenc
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lalo Helguera started the match with the kick off. When Aeropuerto De Valencia's Xuoco Higuera in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caials's goalie prevented a goal. Isidro Belalcaraz hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Aeropuerto De Valencia's Luis-Miguel De Paula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermelando Colillas in the 12th minute of play. If Lalo Helguera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cordero Bartumeu might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luis-Miguel De Paula. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cordero Bartumeu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute, Isidro Belalcaraz 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 24 minutes, Isidro Belalcaraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aeropuerto De Valencia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidro Belalcaraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hermelando Colillas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Luis-Miguel De Paula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute of the match Clodoveo Lermo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luis-Miguel De Paula skillfully saved the ball. Felip Cruz was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Xuoco Higuera capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xuoco Higuera really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Isidro Belalcaraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xuoco Higuera to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Caials's Hermelando Colillas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luis-Miguel De Paula made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Caials's Felip Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Belalcaraz in the 61st minute of play. Xuoco Higuera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luis-Miguel De Paula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lalo Helguera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cordero Bartumeu fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caials's protests and gave Cordero Bartumeu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th match minute, Caials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cordero Bartumeu to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Caials's zone, Xuoco Higuera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felip Cruz came out of the goal and Xuoco Higuera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Cordero Bartumeu was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 80 minutes had been played. In the 81st minute, Cordero Bartumeu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Aeropuerto De Valencia's Ximo Tormes broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Caials! Hermelando Colillas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermelando Colillas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Luis-Miguel De Paula made a huge save. Xuoco Higuera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felip Cruz having to interfere. Aeropuerto De Valencia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Caials for a fine match.