League Play-Off

Chodes
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. Rogelio De Silva started the match with the kick off. If Benedicto Galnares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Martino Valdivia came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the lloros fc 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 Martino Valdivia couldn't finish the play. Zaquiel Ecija charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zaquiel Ecija the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes lloros fc got a freekick which was hit by Zaquiel Ecija. Rogelio De Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ceandro Barbosa having to interfere. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Punta Prima UD! In the 20th minute there was a penalty for lloros fc. Gaston Cruz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julián Solera. 1-0. Benedicto Galnares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Julián Solera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Rogelio De Silva made a precise shot to the right of Ceandro Barbosa. lloros fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 28 minutes into the game, Punta Prima UD's Rogelio De Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ceandro Barbosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 31st minute, Rogelio De Silva 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. After a rather tough play, lloros fc's Zaquiel Ecija got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Rogelio De Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th match minute, Punta Prima UD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Aizpurua to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, lloros fc's Gaston Cruz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.

The wind increased when Benedicto Galnares made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Martino Valdivia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julián Solera. Punta Prima UD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martino Valdivia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After 56 played minutes lloros fc got a freekick which was hit by Gelmiro Hernandez. Federico Leyva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Ceandro Barbosa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Federico Leyva's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ceandro Barbosa firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the Punta Prima UD defense, Martino Valdivia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julián Solera. The Punta Prima UD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julián Solera should have stopped the shot. Federico Leyva scored 3-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ceandro Barbosa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Punta Prima UD's Sancho Ponce got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Martino Valdivia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. lloros fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martino Valdivia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vladimir Aizpurua charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimir Aizpurua the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vladimir Aizpurua hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Federico Leyva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Federico Leyva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Punta Prima UD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Rogelio De Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Punta Prima UD's Sancho Ponce got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the match was over Punta Prima UD could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than lloros fc throughout the match.