League Play-Off

Estadio Acahai
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Vitor Jaimes made the kick off and thus started the match. Acahai's Valdo Herruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitor Jaimes in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Tapacare booed when Acahai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rocendo Irala didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Norino Rechani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Vitor Jaimes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdo Herruz. Acahai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vitor Jaimes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Tapacare's Vitor Jaimes in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acahai's goalie prevented a goal. 21 minutes into the game, Norino Rechani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Valdo Herruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vachon Villafranca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustau Elvira in the 24th minute of play. Vitor Jaimes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdo Herruz having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Acahai's zone, Norino Rechani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdo Herruz came out of the goal and Norino Rechani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Norino Rechani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vachon Villafranca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nalo Carro in the 43rd minute of play. Telesforo Estramiana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vachon Villafranca having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Vachon Villafranca came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Acahai's Telesforo Estramiana. But to his dismay, Telesforo Estramiana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 66 minutes in the game, Vitor Jaimes fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Valdo Herruz having to interfere. Martxel Riguez hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After 70 played minutes, Acahai's Indalecio Chavez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vachon Villafranca 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 Acahai reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Tapacare's zone, Nalo Carro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vachon Villafranca came out of the goal and Nalo Carro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vitor Jaimes came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Tapacare 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 Vitor Jaimes couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Norino Rechani made a precise shot to the right of Valdo Herruz. Acahai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Acahai's Valdo Herruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitor Jaimes in the 92nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nalo Carro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vachon Villafranca was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Tapacare played a much better game than Acahai and deserved their victory. The Acahai players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.