League Play-Off

Alcoy
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Las Alhambras CF's Maureo Naranjo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Blasco Maestro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Roberto Abril made a huge save. Roberto Abril took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Lastras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xalvador Jimenez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zahar Galego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Blasco Maestro 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. If Oscar Lastras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 minutes, Arrosko Casas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alcoy AFC and the Las Alhambras CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arrosko Casas kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Xalvador Jimenez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Zahar Galego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zahar Galego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maureo Naranjo in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Alcoy AFC's Juan Montiel got a free kick in the 34th minute. If Blasco Maestro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Roberto Abril successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oscar Lastras to strike the kick off in the second half. When Maureo Naranjo fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Las Alhambras CF's protests and gave Maureo Naranjo a yellow card for diving instead. Maureo Naranjo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Maureo Naranjo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahar Galego having to interfere. Roberto Abril showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blasco Maestro in the 60th minute of the match. Zahar Galego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maureo Naranjo in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Xalvador Jimenez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zahar Galego. The goal made the score 0-1. After having played for 69 minutes, Oscar Lastras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alcoy AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oscar Lastras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Xalvador Jimenez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zahar Galego was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 80th minute Arrosko Casas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Abril saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Maureo Naranjo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zahar Galego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maureo Naranjo in the 95th minute of play.