League Play-Off

Barrancas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celso Tristan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jairo Galindo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Victor Ibañez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 5 minutes, Celso Tristan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrancas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Tristan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teo Bazil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafin Igon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Abelardo Florinio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jairo Galindo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Victor Ibañez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teo Bazil's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Serafin Igon firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jairo Galindo scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victor Ibañez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Efrain Alfonso's late challenge caught a ÑANDUBAY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efrain Alfonso helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barrancas FC! Victor Ibañez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Galindo in the 25th minute of play. Victor Ibañez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Florinio in the 26th minute of the match. If Celso Tristan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute of the match Amador Tanio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Victor Ibañez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jairo Galindo in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Ibañez saved Barrancas FC from getting behind. In the 38thth minute of the game Abelardo Florinio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barrancas FC's Victor Ibañez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Barrancas FC's Celso Tristan got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Barrancas FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ÑANDUBAY were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abelardo Florinio to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Tristan in the 54th minute of play forced ÑANDUBAY's goalkeeper Serafin Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Abelardo Florinio came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the ÑANDUBAY 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 Abelardo Florinio couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Florinio in the 59th minute of play forced Barrancas FC's goalkeeper Victor Ibañez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Florinio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Barrancas FC's Victor Ibañez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Barrancas FC from getting a goal against them. Celso Tristan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Serafin Igon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anier Otsoko in the 72nd minute of play forced Barrancas FC's goalkeeper Victor Ibañez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teo Bazil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafin Igon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Jairo Galindo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ÑANDUBAY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Galindo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 83 minutes into the game, Jairo Galindo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Victor Ibañez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Abelardo Florinio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Jairo Galindo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Victor Ibañez. The goal made the score 2-4. Abelardo Florinio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The ÑANDUBAY players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.