League Play-Off

Matar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Amador Solera made the kick off and thus started the match. Sinforiano Alcalde came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by El Pinatell De Rojals's Venceslás Buendia. But to his dismay, Venceslás Buendia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After having played for 9 minutes, Amador Solera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Matar AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amador Solera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amador Solera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Maximiano Checa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sancho Marin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amador Solera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiano Checa having to interfere. Sancho Marin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Maximiano Checa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Amador Solera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 18 minutes, Sancho Marin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Matar AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sancho Marin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the game, Sancho Marin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Matar AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Pinatell De Rojals the free kick. Sancho Marin hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. When Xesus Morcego came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the El Pinatell De Rojals 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 Xesus Morcego couldn't finish the play. Amador Solera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Maximiano Checa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xesus Morcego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sinforiano Alcalde having to interfere. Elixio Bellido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sinforiano Alcalde having to interfere. Xesus Morcego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sinforiano Alcalde having to interfere. Elixio Bellido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Urbes Canosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venceslás Buendia in the 48th minute of play forced Matar AFC's goalkeeper Sinforiano Alcalde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half El Pinatell De Rojals were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Xesus Morcego made the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Elixio Bellido got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 67th minute, Sancho Marin 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. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Sancho Marin put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Maximiano Checa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacorro Rossello in the 75th minute of play forced El Pinatell De Rojals's goalkeeper Maximiano Checa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matar AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cordarin Palanques in the 76th minute. Sinforiano Alcalde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xesus Morcego in the 82nd minute of play. Pitin Morientes charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pitin Morientes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, Matar AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pitin Morientes to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as El Pinatell De Rojals's Xesus Morcego slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sinforiano Alcalde. That made the score 1-2 after 88 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Elixio Bellido managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Pinatell De Rojals's supporters rose to their feet, but Elixio Bellido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sinforiano Alcalde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Matar AFC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Cordarin Palanques hit a great ball. Sinforiano Alcalde acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 98th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jose-Manuel Calderon. El Pinatell De Rojals's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.