League Play-Off

Estadio Quilaquina
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulino Bilintx during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes Quilaquina got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Bilintx. After having played for 5 minutes, Anier Valente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golondrina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anier Valente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Golondrina FC's Efrain Rubio got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnulfo Banegas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aristides Romano. Quilaquina's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Anier Valente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristides Romano having to interfere. The supporters of Quilaquina booed when Golondrina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pascual Quirze recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pascual Quirze might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aristides Romano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascual Quirze ran back to his position shaking his head. Anier Valente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Aristides Romano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute of the match Gogo Cordearo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aristides Romano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aristides Romano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Mercurio in the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Anier Valente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristides Romano was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. When Efrain Rubio came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Golondrina 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 Efrain Rubio couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute Anier Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristides Romano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anier Valente scored 0-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aristides Romano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulino Bilintx to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anier Valente in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aristides Romano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 53 minutes into the match, Quilaquina's goalkeeper Aristides Romano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anier Valente. When Anier Valente came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Golondrina 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 Anier Valente couldn't finish the play. Aristides Romano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anier Valente went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Anier Valente blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aristides Romano having to make a save. When Anier Valente came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Golondrina 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 Anier Valente couldn't finish the play. Paulino Bilintx 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. Anier Valente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Aristides Romano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot by Baldomero Aresti from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Aristides Romano's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 81 minutes into the match, Quilaquina's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Quirze came free, but Aristides Romano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anier Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Efrain Rubio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Quilaquina fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Golondrina FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.