League Play-Off

Javilla
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arboleda Marcha got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Shinquir SC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ramirez Mercadillo hit a great ball. In the 5th minute of the match Mario Vegas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Klimowitz Estebanes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Arboleda Marcha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Javilla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arboleda Marcha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Javilla's zone, Xepe Padolles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerardo Arripe came out of the goal and Xepe Padolles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arboleda Marcha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Estevez Lira got free with Klimowitz Estebanes in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerardo Arripe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ataulfo Lando, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Gómez Pedraja's late challenge caught a Shinquir SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gómez Pedraja helped the player get up and apologised. Gómez Pedraja kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 30 played minutes, Shinquir SC's Jairo Candamo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gerardo Arripe 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 Shinquir SC reached it. Gerardo Arripe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xepe Padolles in the 32nd minute of play. Estevez Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute Xepe Padolles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Arripe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xepe Padolles in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerardo Arripe saved Javilla from getting behind. In the 45th match minute, Javilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gómez Pedraja to maneuver through the defense. Gerardo Arripe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ataulfo Lando went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xepe Padolles to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Javilla's Gómez Pedraja got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Ataulfo Lando 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. Estevez Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Klimowitz Estebanes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Ataulfo Lando 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. Klimowitz Estebanes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estevez Lira in the 69th minute of play. Xepe Padolles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Arripe having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xepe Padolles in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerardo Arripe saved Javilla from getting behind. In the 84th match minute, Javilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venceslao Arroniz to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Shinquir SC's Jairo Candamo in action when he in the 86th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Ataulfo Lando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 93rd minute, Gómez Pedraja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Javilla supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Shinquir SC's performance. The match ended with a win for Shinquir SC.