League Play-Off

Zapata
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yosua Lermo got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yosua Lermo in the 10th minute of play forced Zapata's goalkeeper Anibal Quintas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eleazar Merino got free with Nazario Blanco in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anibal Quintas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yosua Lermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Eleazar Merino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yosua Lermo struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Anibal Quintas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tiana. Rodolfo Navarro took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anibal Quintas. Anibal Quintas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 1-1 became the score in the 26th minute when Niva Cano elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Zapata's Anibal Quintas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yosua Lermo in the 29th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Yosua Lermo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tiana's supporters rose to their feet, but Yosua Lermo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anibal Quintas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Niva Cano was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 37th minute. Zapata's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Baltazar Vadillos hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Eleazar Merino was extremely unlucky when he, in the 41st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 44th minute, Eneko Gil fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niva Cano was the one to do the kick off. Nazario Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niva Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When Niva Cano came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Zapata 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 Niva Cano couldn't finish the play. Goiz Encina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Anibal Quintas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Argenis Bergada hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Anibal Quintas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yosua Lermo went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 66 played minutes Zapata got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Zamora. In the 67th minute, Baltazar Vadillos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Zapata's Anibal Quintas didn't even have to move. Yosua Lermo struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Anibal Quintas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tiana. A collision led to Tiana getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Baltazar Vadillos hit a great ball. Eleazar Merino scored 2-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nazario Blanco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eleazar Merino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Nazario Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tiana's zone, Eleazar Merino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nazario Blanco came out of the goal and Eleazar Merino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, Zapata's goal looked a bit too open when Yosua Lermo came free, but Anibal Quintas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zapata's Anibal Quintas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yosua Lermo in the 93rd minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, Niva Cano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Nazario Blanco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tiana players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Zapata.