League Play-Off

Estadio Voltios
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Klimovich Olivera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Escobedo having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Voltaje FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nando Somoano came free, but Oso Figueruela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Castrillo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. If Yoelvis Bierna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Quiñones fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Escobedo having to interfere. Voltaje FC's Oso Figueruela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando Somoano in the 22nd minute of play. When Voltaje FC's Yoelvis Bierna in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celica SC's goalie prevented a goal. When Yoelvis Bierna fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Voltaje FC's protests and gave Yoelvis Bierna a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Voltaje FC's Yoelvis Bierna got a free kick in the 25th minute. A collision led to Celica SC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bohórquez Rallo hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, one of Celica SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 32nd minute of the match Voltaje FC got a corner. Celica SC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juhan Ida ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some careless play in the Voltaje FC defense, Díaz Argos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oso Figueruela. The Voltaje FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oso Figueruela should have stopped the shot. Oso Figueruela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Forcat in the 42nd minute of the match. The supporters of Celica SC booed when Voltaje FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Castrillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

The wind increased when Nando Somoano made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Yoelvis Bierna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Escobedo was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The Voltaje FC fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Voltaje FC's Yoelvis Bierna looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Zuri Sanjurjo was shown his second yellow card after 61 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 62nd minute, Zuri Sanjurjo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yoelvis Bierna hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Celica SC's goalkeeper Manuel Escobedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Klimovich Olivera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Yoelvis Bierna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Voltaje FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The audience was convinced that Yoelvis Bierna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Escobedo was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Quiñones in the 81st minute of play forced Celica SC's goalkeeper Manuel Escobedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yoelvis Bierna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Manuel Escobedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Yoelvis Bierna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Voltaje FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yoelvis Bierna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Escobedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Klimovich Olivera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Manuel Escobedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yoelvis Bierna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Escobedo having to interfere. There was no doubt that Voltaje FC were the better team. Voltaje FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.