League Play-Off

Estadio Sondika
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Salazar kicked off to start the match. Bazil Flores charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bazil Flores the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th match minute, Costacabana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bazil Flores to maneuver through the defense. José Salazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Costacabana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chap Zapata to maneuver through the defense. Matia Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Salazar in the 17th minute of play. After 20 played minutes Costacabana got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Estruch. 21 minutes into the match, Costacabana's goalkeeper Matia Barral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elvio Rivas. After 25 played minutes Costacabana got a freekick which was hit by Herodes Bouzas. José Salazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Matia Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ignacio Dagora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ignacio Dagora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Costacabana's Bazil Flores got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bazil Flores received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Curro Moreno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bazil Flores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Curro Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Dagora, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Ignacio Dagora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Curro Moreno having to interfere. Bazil Flores fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Curro Moreno having to interfere. Jose-Antonio Ocaña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Matia Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, José Salazar made a precise shot to the right of Matia Barral. Costacabana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Curro Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Dagora, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Costacabana's zone, Jose-Antonio Ocaña stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matia Barral came out of the goal and Jose-Antonio Ocaña tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Salazar in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matia Barral saved Costacabana from getting behind. If José Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Costacabana's Andrea Cerreri got a free kick in the 96th minute. If José Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sondika AFC had won after a very even match.