League Play-Off

Estadio Chumbicha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) River Pasion's Armando Neto 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. 4 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Game Over's Marcelino Franco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Efrain Ostadar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aaron Gabon charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aaron Gabon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, River Pasion's Aaron Gabon got a free kick in the 5th minute. Nestor Avellaneda scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Efrain Ostadar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to River Pasion getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jesus Senio hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in River Pasion's zone, Marcelino Franco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efrain Ostadar came out of the goal and Marcelino Franco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filomeno Txilar made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Wilfredo Egun sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute, Armando Neto 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. In the 34th minute, Wilfredo Egun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River Pasion fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 40th minute, Armando Neto fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Wilfredo Egun let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 44th minute shot 2-1 at rihgt post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauricio Sandalio during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Club Atletico Game Over getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Mauricio Sandalio hit a great ball. After having played for 55 minutes, Armando Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Pasion's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Neto 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 Club Atletico Game Over booed when River Pasion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Onbera didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Jesus Senio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, River Pasion's goalkeeper Efrain Ostadar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nestor Avellaneda. After 70 minutes of play, Club Atletico Game Over's Nestor Avellaneda made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Efrain Ostadar was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Club Atletico Game Over's zone, Armando Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filomeno Txilar came out of the goal and Armando Neto 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 80th minute, Wilfredo Egun managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Pasion's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilfredo Egun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filomeno Txilar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Club Atletico Game Over's Marcelino Franco in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye River Pasion's goalie prevented a goal. Nestor Avellaneda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efrain Ostadar having to interfere. Armando Neto might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filomeno Txilar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Neto ran back to his position shaking his head. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.