League Play-Off

LA FORTALEZA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oliveira Faria kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, Club Mercedes's Klement Kopacz threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Israel Sesuldo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Oliveira Faria scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgard Jakue, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 7 minutes into the match, F.C Fuenlabrada's Oliveira Faria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edgard Jakue narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ceferino Maju's late challenge caught a Club Mercedes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ceferino Maju helped the player get up and apologised. Ceferino Maju kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, F.C Fuenlabrada's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Dodorol came free, but Klement Kopacz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnoldo Tauro's late challenge caught a F.C Fuenlabrada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnoldo Tauro helped the player get up and apologised. Arnoldo Tauro hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Edgard Jakue didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oliveira Faria went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Israel Sesuldo came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Club Mercedes 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 Israel Sesuldo couldn't finish the play. Klement Kopacz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Locaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Israel Sesuldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Klement Kopacz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Benigno Dunixi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonel Locaio was the one to do the kick off. Oliveira Faria blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edgard Jakue having to make a save. Edgard Jakue made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliveira Faria in the 52nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Oliveira Faria kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Edgard Jakue. That made the score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. Edgard Jakue made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Oliveira Faria sent off a good shot on target. 63 minutes into the match, Club Mercedes's goalkeeper Edgard Jakue had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliveira Faria. In the 64th minute, Ceferino Maju hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgard Jakue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliveira Faria in the 68th minute of play. Leonel Locaio 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. After a rather tough play, F.C Fuenlabrada's Pascual Colas got a free kick in the 74th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonel Locaio in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Klement Kopacz saved F.C Fuenlabrada from getting behind. In the 86th minute Leonel Locaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klement Kopacz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Oliveira Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgard Jakue was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. F.C Fuenlabrada were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Club Mercedes's much stronger midfield.