League Play-Off

Estadio Alijilán
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armando Mergildo started the match with the kick off. Iker Ereinotz kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Armando Mergildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Santos Lesardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ildefonso Ourente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Estebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Natalio Estebe 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. In the 16th minute of the match Delmiro Maldonado sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ildefonso Ourente skillfully saved the ball. If Tobias Elazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tobias Elazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Ourente having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Eulalio Berto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santos Lesardo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 28th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Higinio Palos. After a defensive mix-up in Alanices AFC's zone, Armando Mergildo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Lesardo came out of the goal and Armando Mergildo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ildefonso Ourente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Elazar in the 33rd minute of the match. Armando Mergildo struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Santos Lesardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alijilán FC. Natalio Estebe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ildefonso Ourente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Alanices AFC's Tobias Elazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ildefonso Ourente narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st minute Armando Mergildo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Lesardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natalio Estebe took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ildefonso Ourente. Ildefonso Ourente 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. In the 48th minute, Alanices AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Grabiel fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The Alijilán FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Alanices AFC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natalio Estebe to make the kick off. Tobias Elazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Ourente having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Alijilán FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Ourente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tobias Elazar. After a rather tough play, Alanices AFC's Filomeno Cordarell got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute of the match Higinio Palos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santos Lesardo skillfully saved the ball. Alijilán FC's Ildefonso Ourente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Estebe in the 64th minute of play. Diego Loreto charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Loreto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Alijilán FC's Diego Loreto got a free kick in the 65th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Alanices AFC's zone, Armando Mergildo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Lesardo came out of the goal and Armando Mergildo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alanices AFC were furious when Cecilio Guzman was red carded, 77 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Alanices AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Alijilán FC:s goal. The referee gave Alijilán FC a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Higinio Palos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Alanices AFC's Santos Lesardo. 1-1. Santos Lesardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Mergildo in the 86th minute of play. Cristian Grabiel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Lesardo having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Alijilán FC's Cristian Grabiel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Lesardo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Grabiel in the 93rd minute of play forced Alanices AFC's goalkeeper Santos Lesardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ildefonso Ourente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tobias Elazar in the 95th minute. Santos Lesardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Mergildo in the 99th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.