League Play-Off

Whitefield
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benjamín Barraza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Misael Gallegos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Zaldaña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erick Ochoa charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erick Ochoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Erick Ochoa kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Odir Zapata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Henry Zapata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamín Barraza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Henry Zapata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henry Zapata was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benjamín Barraza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. If Odir Zapata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erick Ochoa kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Manuel Zaldaña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamín Barraza might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henry Zapata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benjamín Barraza ran back to his position shaking his head. After 46 minutes, Leonel Asad mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NO MERCY and the Polperro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, NO MERCY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Asad to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Zaldaña to strike the kick off in the second half. Benjamín Barraza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Henry Zapata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute Manuel Zaldaña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Misael Gallegos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the NO MERCY defense, Juan Barragan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Misael Gallegos. The NO MERCY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Misael Gallegos should have stopped the shot. After 66 minutes of play, NO MERCY's Benjamín Barraza made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Zapata was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamín Barraza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henry Zapata having to make a save. After 70 played minutes, NO MERCY's Ladislao Umaña shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Henry Zapata 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 NO MERCY reached it. Henry Zapata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamín Barraza in the 71st minute of play. When Guillermo Tobar fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Polperro's protests and gave Guillermo Tobar a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of NO MERCY booed when Polperro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Tobar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Odir Zapata 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. Henry Zapata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odir Zapata in the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Polperro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Del Cid to maneuver through the defense. Odir Zapata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henry Zapata having to interfere. Henry Zapata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamín Barraza in the 93rd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Polperro players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for NO MERCY.