League Play-Off

Puerto Rico Stadiun
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raúl Crespo started the match with the kick off. Estegos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Hassan Feliu scored to the left of an out of position Lorien Estrada, making the score, 1-0. Lorien Estrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Crespo in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Estegos's Columbo Correa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Egídio de Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Matthew Tobias 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. Hassan Feliu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Estegos's Lorien Estrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raúl Crespo in the 23rd minute of play. Estegos's Lorien Estrada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Estegos from getting a goal against them. Hassan Feliu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Lorien Estrada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lorien Estrada was a little too slow when Raúl Crespo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 2-0. Hassan Feliu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorien Estrada having to interfere. Raúl Crespo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egídio de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthew Tobias, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Puerto Rico F.C's goalkeeper Egídio de Lara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Egídio de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Columbo Correa in the 49th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When Jusepe Urbina fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estegos's protests and gave Jusepe Urbina a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Puerto Rico F.C booed when Estegos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jusepe Urbina didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute of the match José Carlos dos Santos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lorien Estrada showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Egídio de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Columbo Correa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, one of Estegos:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Estegos. The audience was convinced that Raúl Crespo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lorien Estrada was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. During the 64th minute of the match Jusepe Urbina completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jusepe Urbina a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Puerto Rico F.C booed when Estegos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jusepe Urbina didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Matthew Tobias came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Estegos 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 Matthew Tobias couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Puerto Rico F.C getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jose-Enrique Coira hit a great ball. Hassan Feliu took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lorien Estrada. Lorien Estrada dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. In a very dangerous position, a player in Estegos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! José Carlos dos Santos walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fidel Zurica during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Estegos's Lorien Estrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raúl Crespo in the 98th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Puerto Rico F.C had played much better football throughout.