League Play-Off

Quimare
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Salvadore Obina kicked off to start the match. If Jeremy Meruelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Madera FC's Nuxila Isern played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvadore Obina in the 14th minute of play. Nuxila Isern made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Maurin Armendariz sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, Liberto Gabirondo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Cerda was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Madera FC's Liberto Gabirondo in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Quimare FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Maurin Armendariz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuxila Isern was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Salvadore Obina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Salvadore Obina really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Maurin Armendariz in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nuxila Isern, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

The wind increased when Jeremy Meruelo made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Madera FC booed when Quimare FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telmo Turres didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Quimare FC's Josu Recino got a free kick in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Quimare FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Meruelo came free, but Emilio Cerda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Quimare FC! Emilio Cerda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Liberto Gabirondo in the 65th minute. In the 68th match minute, Quimare FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josu Recino to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes in the game, Jeremy Meruelo dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After having played for 72 minutes, Telmo Turres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quimare FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Telmo Turres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Quimare FC booed when Madera FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donatello Rabago didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute, Liberto Gabirondo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Cerda was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 81st match minute, Madera FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yoelvis Corada to maneuver through the defense. Efrain Bornes didn't quite understand what happened when in the 83 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Nikola Falces hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Jeremy Meruelo came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Madera FC 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 Jeremy Meruelo couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Jeremy Meruelo took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Emilio Cerda to make any attempt to save it. After 94 played minutes, Madera FC's Yoelvis Corada shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emilio Cerda came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Madera FC reached it. Salvadore Obina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuxila Isern having to interfere. In the 99th minute Maurin Armendariz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuxila Isern saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Madera FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Madera FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.