League Play-Off

Estadio Copacabana
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Copacabana's Anastasio Pelagius started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dante Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Herauso in the 3rd minute of the match. Dante Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Austin in the 4th minute of the match. Rosendo Florinio's late challenge caught a Florencia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rosendo Florinio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Copacabana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rosendo Florinio to maneuver through the defense. Anastasio Pelagius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ismael Louis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Honorato Herauso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Florencia's supporters rose to their feet, but Honorato Herauso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Arias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th match minute, Copacabana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rosendo Florinio to maneuver through the defense. Dante Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Herauso in the 12th minute of the match. Eustaquio Austin made a great header on Florencia's corner, it was just that Copacabana's Dante Arias managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Eustaquio Austin sped through Copacabana's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Arias. Ismael Louis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Pelagius, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eustaquio Austin in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Arias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dante Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Austin in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Eustaquio Austin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Herauso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the game, Rafael Lucado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Florencia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Copacabana the free kick. Rafael Lucado hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Jaime Bibiano 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. When Honorato Herauso came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Florencia 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 Honorato Herauso couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eustaquio Austin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Florencia's Rafael Lucado got his second yellow card of the match in the 52nd minute. The referee ordered Rafael Lucado off the ground. Ariel Beliran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Florencia's goalkeeper Ismael Louis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anastasio Pelagius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Ismael Louis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Louis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Pelagius, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Eustaquio Austin kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. If Anastasio Pelagius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anastasio Pelagius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anastasio Pelagius scored 1-2 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ismael Louis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ismael Louis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafino Txanton in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafino Txanton in the 91st minute of play forced Florencia's goalkeeper Ismael Louis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Copacabana booed when Florencia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Erramun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismael Louis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anastasio Pelagius's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Eustaquio Austin charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustaquio Austin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes Florencia got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio Austin. If Serafino Txanton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Florencia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Florencia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.