League Play-Off

Estadio Chovet
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonel Belmiro kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Leonel Belmiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elvio Galo. Chovet's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonel Belmiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Elvio Galo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Belmiro in the 10th minute of play. Constituyentes's Filiberto Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Abecia in the 11th minute of play. Candido Feo kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Chovet defense, Isaias Pietro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elvio Galo. The Chovet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elvio Galo should have stopped the shot. Isaias Pietro scored 0-3 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elvio Galo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Filiberto Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herminio Abecia, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruben Kelemen got free with Filiberto Colon in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Constituyentes getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Delmiro Amaya hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Ruben Kelemen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chovet's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Kelemen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filiberto Colon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Pietro in the 32nd minute of play forced Chovet's goalkeeper Elvio Galo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candido Feo in the 43rd minute of play forced Chovet's goalkeeper Elvio Galo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chovet's Elvio Galo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Pietro in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Herminio Abecia made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Chovet's goalkeeper Elvio Galo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaias Pietro. Fidel Shantala's late challenge caught a Constituyentes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fidel Shantala helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th match minute, Chovet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Shantala to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute Leonel Belmiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvio Galo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Herminio Abecia 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 63rd minute, Ruben Kelemen 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. Elvio Galo made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Delmiro Amaya sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute, Herminio Abecia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chovet fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Constituyentes's zone, Ruben Kelemen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filiberto Colon came out of the goal and Ruben Kelemen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Constituyentes's Filiberto Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Abecia in the 81st minute of play. If Herminio Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herminio Abecia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filiberto Colon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Filiberto Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Abecia in the 97th minute of play. Constituyentes's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.