League Play-Off

Estadio Almafuerte
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcial Henric took the kick off in the first half of the match. Almafuerte AFC's Bernardo Chano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Raitin in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Elvio Aguirre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Chano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With splendid footwork Marcial Henric arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-0 by the left pole in the game's 15th minute. When Erasmo Panpili came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Almafuerte AFC 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 Erasmo Panpili couldn't finish the play. Bernardo Chano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Raitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Raitin in the 25th minute of play forced Almafuerte AFC's goalkeeper Bernardo Chano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matias Hernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Henric in the 26th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes, Almafuerte AFC's Gualterio Cordarrel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matias Hernandez 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 Almafuerte AFC reached it. After 33 minutes, Romulo Lertxun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuquero FC and the Almafuerte AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 37 minutes of play, Cuquero FC's Elvio Aguirre made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Chano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erasmo Panpili 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. Marcial Henric sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 47 minutes, Robustiano Orti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuquero FC and the Almafuerte AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cuquero FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Robustiano Orti hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elvio Aguirre to strike the kick off in the second half. Almafuerte AFC's Erasmo Panpili got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Elvio Aguirre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cuquero FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Elvio Aguirre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Chano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernardo Chano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulino Raitin in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Erasmo Panpili managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almafuerte AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Erasmo Panpili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matias Hernandez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 79 minutes into the game, Almafuerte AFC's Marcial Henric nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matias Hernandez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When Paulino Raitin came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Cuquero 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 Paulino Raitin couldn't finish the play. When Elvio Aguirre came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Cuquero 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 Elvio Aguirre couldn't finish the play. Marcial Henric fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Hernandez having to interfere. Almafuerte AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cuquero FC for a fine match.