League Play-Off

Malena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bernabe Henrico made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernabe Henrico in the 6th minute of play forced El Rocio's goalkeeper Esteve Cidro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bernabe Henrico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Lisandro Ekhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 14 minutes, Bernabe Henrico managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hortensia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernabe Henrico 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 17thth minute of the game Bernabe Henrico who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Rocio's Esteve Cidro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Iker Nevada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, Bernabe Henrico notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of El Rocio's Esteve Cidro. Esteve Cidro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bernabe Henrico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esteve Cidro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Henrico in the 29th minute of play. Federico Bernal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Estefan was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Iker Nevada capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Iker Nevada really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Federico Bernal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iker Nevada made a kick off. El Rocio were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Hortensia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Javier Joachim took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Javier Joachim got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Daniel Estefan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Hortensia getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ildefonso Duarte hit a great ball. If Iker Nevada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domingo Oriol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esteve Cidro came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Hortensia's Domingo Oriol. But to his dismay, Domingo Oriol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 73 played minutes Bernabe Henrico rounded El Rocio's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Bernabe Henrico managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hortensia's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernabe Henrico was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteve Cidro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Domingo Oriol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Estefan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iker Nevada in the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Federico Bernal notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Hortensia's Daniel Estefan. Daniel Estefan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Hortensia booed when El Rocio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiberto Sal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Domingo Oriol made a precise shot to the right of Esteve Cidro. El Rocio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. When the match was over Hortensia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Rocio throughout the match.