League Play-Off

Estadio Porvenir
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bernal Berdu started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Mercedes FC got a freekick which was hit by Inaki Encio. 12 minutes into the game, Zilar Zaballos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porvenir AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mercedes FC the free kick. After 12 played minutes Porvenir AFC got a freekick which was hit by Zilar Zaballos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Rabanal in the 19th minute of play forced Porvenir AFC's goalkeeper Ferran Lagala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernal Berdu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Porvenir AFC's zone, Sergio Rabanal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferran Lagala came out of the goal and Sergio Rabanal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sergio Rabanal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute Sergio Rabanal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferran Lagala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xoan Salinas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rumaldo Albarez's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Bernal Berdu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ferran Lagala. Porvenir AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernal Berdu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rumaldo Albarez to make the kick off. Inaki Encio kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Zilar Zaballos in the 54th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Xoan Salinas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rumaldo Albarez's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Sergio Rabanal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ferran Lagala was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 66 minutes into the match, Porvenir AFC's goalkeeper Ferran Lagala had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergio Rabanal. Sergio Rabanal was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 72nd minute. Mercedes FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Zilar Zaballos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferran Lagala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernal Berdu in the 85th minute of play. Xoan Salinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rumaldo Albarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rumaldo Albarez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ferran Lagala made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Sergio Rabanal sent off a good shot on target. Mercedes FC's Xoan Salinas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rumaldo Albarez in the 94th minute of play.