League Play-Off

Estadio Manantiales
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Haroldo Xabel kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Tiburcio Reyes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Lluques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tiburcio Reyes came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Tastil 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 Tiburcio Reyes couldn't finish the play. After 11 minutes of play, Manantiales's Guaberto Cordairo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Placido Tulio was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 17 minutes, Nicasio Goi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tastil and the Manantiales players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 17 played minutes Tastil got a freekick which was hit by Nicasio Goi. Tiburcio Reyes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvestre Lluques having to interfere. When Guaberto Cordairo came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Manantiales 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 Guaberto Cordairo couldn't finish the play. In the 25th match minute, Manantiales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robustiano Ebardo to maneuver through the defense. If Haroldo Xabel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Manantiales defense, Tiburcio Reyes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silvestre Lluques. The Manantiales fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silvestre Lluques should have stopped the shot. 39 minutes into the game, Tastil's Tiburcio Reyes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvestre Lluques made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Guaberto Cordairo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Tastil's Placido Tulio got control of the ball when Guaberto Cordairo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ignacio Nicholas made a kick off. If Ignacio Nicholas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ignacio Nicholas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Placido Tulio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Nicholas in the 58th minute of play. Guaberto Cordairo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Placido Tulio having to interfere. When Manantiales's Guaberto Cordairo in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tastil's goalie prevented a goal. Placido Tulio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Nicholas in the 81st minute of the match. Gogo Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. If Ignacio Nicholas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiburcio Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiburcio Reyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Silvestre Lluques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Xabel in the 94th minute of play forced Manantiales's goalkeeper Silvestre Lluques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Lluques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Xabel in the 96th minute of the match. The Manantiales supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tastil's performance. The match ended with a win for Tastil.