League Play-Off

HORTA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) If Gustavo Arteaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Eder Atencio fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HORTA UA's protests and gave Eder Atencio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Cuervos de Villa Tapia. Pascual Palacio stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Yordany Balboa. 0-1. Pascual Palacio charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pascual Palacio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, one of Cuervos de Villa Tapia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cuervos de Villa Tapia. Marlón Nolasco kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After having played for 43 minutes, Aurelio Aguilar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuervos de Villa Tapia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aurelio Aguilar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gustavo Arteaga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Arteaga in the 51st minute of play forced Cuervos de Villa Tapia's goalkeeper Wilfredo Garrido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Junior Prieto hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Aurelio Aguilar 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. With an all-out effort, Cuervos de Villa Tapia's Yordany Balboa threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aurelio Aguilar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Cuervos de Villa Tapia booed when HORTA UA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andy Ventura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yordany Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Aguilar in the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of HORTA UA booed when Cuervos de Villa Tapia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastián Beltrán didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Mella during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tomas Mella hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Yordany Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Aguilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milton Zavala in the 93rd minute of play forced Cuervos de Villa Tapia's goalkeeper Wilfredo Garrido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilfredo Garrido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Arteaga in the 97th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.