League Play-Off

Estadio Benavent De
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Las Ermitas FC's José Diez got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Marco Pascual put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ponc Estrada. When Xerardo Martínez came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Las Ermitas FC 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 Xerardo Martínez couldn't finish the play. Andresito Pardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute, Xerardo Martínez 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. Benavent De Segrià's Melkor Abasalo got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 24 played minutes Las Ermitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Xerardo Martínez. Las Ermitas FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Melkor Abasalo scored to the left of an out of position Ponc Estrada, making the score, 2-0. Ponc Estrada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melkor Abasalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Benavent De Segrià's zone, Xerardo Martínez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Leyva came out of the goal and Xerardo Martínez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Xerardo Martínez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Melkor Abasalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the match, Xerardo Martínez notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Benavent De Segrià's Jaime Leyva. Jaime Leyva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jaime Leyva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xerardo Martínez in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xerardo Martínez to make the kick off. Benavent De Segrià's Jaime Leyva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Benavent De Segrià from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Benavent De Segrià booed when Las Ermitas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natxo Lorenzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Benavent De Segrià's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Andresito Pardo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jaime Leyva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xerardo Martínez in the 68th minute of play. If Marco Pascual had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andresito Pardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, Andresito Pardo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jaime Leyva, passed just outside the right post. Jaime Leyva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Castulo Aguilo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 86 minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Las Ermitas FC's Xerardo Martínez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. The Las Ermitas FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Benavent De Segrià from taking control. The game ends in a draw.