League Play-Off

Estadio Adriana
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Casado Belber took the kick off in the first half of the match. Xever Mendizabal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casado Belber in the 4th minute of play. Casado Belber succeeded in the game's 5th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. A collision led to CD Adriana getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Xanti Falces hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aragón Fontanes in the 9th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Alessandro Villafane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Casado Belber's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xever Mendizabal was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. 15 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Alessandro Villafane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aragón Fontanes. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind CD Adriana's goalkeeper Xever Mendizabal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xever Mendizabal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casado Belber, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Alessandro Villafane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iza Canelas in the 21st minute. Iza Canelas scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alessandro Villafane, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Umea Santander might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xever Mendizabal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Umea Santander ran back to his position shaking his head. Klimowitz Clavijo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Umea Santander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xever Mendizabal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xever Mendizabal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klimowitz Clavijo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Aragón Fontanes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Villafane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Klimowitz Clavijo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aragón Fontanes to strike the kick off in the second half. Ugutz Maneiro struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Xever Mendizabal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After a defensive mix-up in CD Adriana's zone, Umea Santander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xever Mendizabal came out of the goal and Umea Santander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ugutz Maneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Ugutz Maneiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xever Mendizabal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Umea Santander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Klimowitz Clavijo in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xever Mendizabal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ugutz Maneiro in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Xever Mendizabal, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 64th minute Aragón Fontanes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Villafane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ugutz Maneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. CD Adriana's Xever Mendizabal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umea Santander in the 68th minute of play. When Umea Santander came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Ecuador 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 Umea Santander couldn't finish the play. 71 minutes into the game, Xano Vilarrubia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CD Adriana the free kick. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Xano Vilarrubia hit a great ball. Ecuador's Alessandro Villafane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iza Canelas in the 74th minute of play. Umea Santander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xever Mendizabal having to interfere. After 84 minutes of play, CD Adriana's Iza Canelas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alessandro Villafane was left in no man's land by his defense there! 94 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Aragón Fontanes came free, but Alessandro Villafane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.