League Play-Off

Caspalá
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Mendebal started the match with the kick off. Melquiades Dantel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lehior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Caspalá FC's Edgard Abeitia got a free kick in the 4th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Mariano Lehior managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabacal AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lehior was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melquiades Dantel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tabacal AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Julio Mon 19 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. If Celso Mendebal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Lehior's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Melquiades Dantel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 1-1 became the score in the 32nd minute when Celso Mendebal elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Mariano Lehior made a precise shot to the right of Melquiades Dantel. Caspalá FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Sesuldo in the 41st minute of play forced Caspalá FC's goalkeeper Melquiades Dantel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Dantel came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Tabacal AFC's Christian Sesuldo. But to his dismay, Christian Sesuldo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. When Celso Mendebal came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Tabacal AFC 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 Celso Mendebal couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julio Mon was the one to do the kick off. When Mariano Lehior came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Tabacal AFC 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 Mariano Lehior couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the game, Caspalá FC's Leopoldo Pes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teodoro Abechuco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. A collision led to Tabacal AFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Mariano Lehior hit a great ball. Teodoro Abechuco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Pes in the 67th minute of the match. Leopoldo Pes struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Teodoro Abechuco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caspalá FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Lehior got free with Melquiades Dantel in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teodoro Abechuco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julio Mon went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. If Leopoldo Pes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Julio Mon 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 91st minute, Leopoldo Pes 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. When Gaudencio Reyes came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Caspalá 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 Gaudencio Reyes couldn't finish the play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.