League Play-Off

Estadio Encrucijada
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leonel Camerino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the game, Deportivo Lapala's Hugo Abecia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denis Criston made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th minute, Teofilo Mendebal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Criston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Camerino in the 9th minute of play. If Hugo Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denis Criston showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Camerino in the 13th minute of the match. Hugo Abecia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Denis Criston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Deportivo Lapala's Leonel Camerino got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amado Ourente kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Denis Criston showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Abecia in the 34th minute of the match. Denis Criston didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Abecia went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 39 minutes into the game, Deportivo Lapala's Hugo Abecia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denis Criston made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Deportivo Lapala's Uriel Berdoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victoriano Peter in the 43rd minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Uriel Berdoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Peter, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Enzo Gaztea's late challenge caught a Deportivo Lapala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enzo Gaztea helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Deportivo Lapala booed when Encrucijada FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Gaztea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Leonel Camerino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Hugo Abecia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Denis Criston. That made the score 0-4 in the 76 minute of play. If Hugo Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Abecia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Criston having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Erubiel Inocente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Abecia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 93 minutes into the match, Deportivo Lapala's Hugo Abecia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denis Criston narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Denis Criston made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Hugo Abecia sent off a good shot on target.