League Play-Off

Cangrejillos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rolando Gora kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Cangrejillos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Darien came free, but Santo Savier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Teofilo Matthew fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cangrejillos AFC's protests and gave Teofilo Matthew a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, Cangrejillos AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teofilo Matthew to maneuver through the defense. Rolando Gora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Leoiar having to interfere. With his leg Virgilio Leoiar managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Cangrejillos AFC's Vinicio Dayam fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Virgilio Darien managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plátanos's supporters rose to their feet, but Virgilio Darien was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santo Savier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th minute, Rolando Gora 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. Vinicio Dayam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Virgilio Leoiar made a huge save. Virgilio Darien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Santo Savier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41stth minute of the game Oscar Xabat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cangrejillos AFC's Santo Savier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Virgilio Leoiar made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Vinicio Dayam sent off a good shot on target. If Rolando Gora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Gaston Truylos's late challenge caught a Cangrejillos AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Truylos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute, Rolando Gora made a precise shot to the right of Virgilio Leoiar. Plátanos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Virgilio Darien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Savier having to interfere. Oscar Xabat took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santo Savier. Santo Savier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Virgilio Leoiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolando Gora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Vinicio Dayam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cangrejillos AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vinicio Dayam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgilio Leoiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rolando Gora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Virgilio Leoiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Plátanos's Oscar Xabat got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Plátanos's zone, Rolando Gora stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Virgilio Leoiar came out of the goal and Rolando Gora tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vinicio Dayam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Leoiar having to interfere. If Vinicio Dayam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.