League Play-Off

Estadio El Alcor
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tauro Mata got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tauro Mata in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joanes Paredes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Paterna's zone, Natal Ruiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joanes Paredes came out of the goal and Natal Ruiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. El Alcor AFC's Cristian Ribas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigor Losantos in the 16th minute of play. Zigor Losantos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Natal Ruiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tauro Mata blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joanes Paredes having to make a save. In the 27th minute, Natal Ruiz 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. 40 minutes into the game, El Alcor AFC's Natal Ruiz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joanes Paredes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 44th minute Tauro Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joanes Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Alcor AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ezker Verdaguer in the 46th minute. After taking down the ball on El Alcor AFC's corner Ezker Verdaguer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joanes Paredes quite easily take care of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zigor Losantos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joanes Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tauro Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natal Ruiz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joanes Paredes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Ezker Verdaguer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Joanes Paredes. Paterna's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Serafín Aballe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Cristian Ribas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Serafín Aballe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paterna's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafín Aballe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Ribas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zigor Losantos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Ribas having to interfere. Serafín Aballe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Ribas having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Paterna's Zigor Losantos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Ribas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Serafín Aballe struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Cristian Ribas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paterna. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigor Losantos in the 93rd minute of play forced El Alcor AFC's goalkeeper Cristian Ribas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Alcor AFC's Cristian Ribas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigor Losantos in the 95th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafín Aballe got free with Cristian Ribas in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.