League Play-Off

HORTA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) HORTA UA's Gustavo Arteaga 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. Daniel Palacios struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Yordany Balboa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CAIM FC. Roberto Benavides kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Milton Zavala struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Ruben Ureña didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HORTA UA. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Junior Prieto during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomero Barraza in the 19th minute of play forced HORTA UA's goalkeeper Yordany Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milton Zavala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Ureña having to interfere. Gustavo Melillo's late challenge caught a HORTA UA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Melillo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CAIM FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Gustavo Melillo hit a great ball. In the 27th match minute, CAIM FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roque Pérez to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when HORTA UA's Milton Zavala fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 29th match minute, CAIM FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franquelis Macedo to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute of the match Elías Willick shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruben Ureña showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Milton Zavala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gustavo Arteaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Milton Zavala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Roberto Benavides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, CAIM FC's Ruben Ureña got control of the ball when Milton Zavala tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Palacios stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Roberto Benavides in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yordany Balboa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Daniel Palacios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 played minutes HORTA UA got a freekick which was hit by Donald Burton. In the 61st minute of the match CAIM FC got a corner. HORTA UA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Baldomero Barraza ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Baldomero Barraza got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Yordany Balboa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 62nd minute Gustavo Arteaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Ureña saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Benavides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yordany Balboa having to interfere. Yordany Balboa didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 74th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. CAIM FC's Ruben Ureña played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Arteaga in the 78th minute of play. If Roberto Benavides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Milton Zavala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Ureña having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Milton Zavala managed to get in a good position for a shot. HORTA UA's supporters rose to their feet, but Milton Zavala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruben Ureña breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustavo Arteaga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.