League Play-Off

Estadio Rocha
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. Xofre Fariña started the match with the kick off. Xanti Alba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Martxelin Alexandro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florin Chapa charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florin Chapa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, Dayman FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florin Chapa to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Rocha's Napier Lloredo got a free kick in the 10th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Lalla Ason was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dayman FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rocha the free kick. When Quirze Curbelo fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dayman FC's protests and gave Quirze Curbelo a yellow card for diving instead. Quirze Curbelo hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Joaquim Peramato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Claris Cardon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Xofre Fariña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Dayman FC's Lalla Ason got a free kick in the 25th minute. Napier Lloredo, 26 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Joaquim Peramato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Claris Cardon made a huge save. Florin Chapa hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Joaquim Peramato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claris Cardon having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Xofre Fariña took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Claris Cardon to make any attempt to save it. 43 minutes into the game, Dayman FC's Quirze Curbelo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martxelin Alexandro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Quirze Curbelo made a kick off. Joaquim Peramato took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claris Cardon. Claris Cardon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 64th minute, Xanti Alba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dayman FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rocha! Rocha:s Martxelin Alexandro showed great skill when he stopped Santi Sotuela:s penalty. In the 68th minute, Santi Sotuela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martxelin Alexandro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Claris Cardon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Peramato in the 78th minute of the match. Xofre Fariña 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. The audience was convinced that Quirze Curbelo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martxelin Alexandro was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Xofre Fariña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Dayman FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.