League Play-Off

Estadio Monte Claro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yader Balboa made the kick off which started today's match. When Belarmo Romero came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Almoster 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 Belarmo Romero couldn't finish the play. Crispo Santalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belarmo Romero in the 9th minute of the match. Almoster's Belarmo Romero got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Atilio Sauca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Prats having to interfere. After some careless play in the Monte Claro AFC defense, Yader Balboa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Crispo Santalla. The Monte Claro AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Crispo Santalla should have stopped the shot. Belarmo Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Crispo Santalla having to interfere. In the 27th minute Yader Balboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Crispo Santalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejandro Prats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luar Dellasierra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monte Claro AFC's Crispo Santalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yader Balboa in the 34th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Almoster's goalkeeper Alejandro Prats had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atilio Sauca. After having played for 38 minutes, Yader Balboa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almoster's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yader Balboa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Crispo Santalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belarmo Romero in the 42nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Monte Claro AFC's zone, Yader Balboa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Crispo Santalla came out of the goal and Yader Balboa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Luar Dellasierra made the kick off in the second half. Belarmo Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Crispo Santalla having to interfere. The supporters of Almoster booed when Monte Claro AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Columbo Zubiaga didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Yader Balboa came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Almoster 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 Yader Balboa couldn't finish the play. Crispo Santalla made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Belarmo Romero sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Monte Claro AFC's Luar Dellasierra got a free kick in the 60th minute. Atilio Sauca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Prats having to interfere. Alejandro Prats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilio Sauca in the 67th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Atilio Sauca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alejandro Prats was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Almoster's zone, Luar Dellasierra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejandro Prats came out of the goal and Luar Dellasierra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute, Monte Claro AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Belarmo Romero fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Crispo Santalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yader Balboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Monte Claro AFC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Almoster had controlled the match.