League Play-Off

Guaviraví
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erubiel Leheren started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Tadeo Iigo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crystal Palace's supporters rose to their feet, but Tadeo Iigo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nunez Perfecto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 10th minute, Carlos Odon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cabinda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Nunez Perfecto acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 13th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Eustaquio Osasun. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nunez Mergildo during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nunez Mergildo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Natalio Quinton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Crystal Palace getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Eustaquio Osasun hit a great ball. Natalio Quinton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Natalio Quinton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eustaquio Osasun charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustaquio Osasun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Crystal Palace getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Eustaquio Osasun hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Quinton in the 30th minute of play forced Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Abelardo Fagondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Erubiel Leheren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nunez Perfecto was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Tadeo Iigo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Nunez Perfecto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Natalio Quinton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Abelardo Fagondo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carlos Odon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 43rd minute of the match Nunez Mergildo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nunez Mergildo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Nunez Mergildo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Erubiel Leheren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Nunez Perfecto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Cabinda were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Natalio Quinton to make the kick off. Tadeo Iigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nunez Perfecto having to interfere. A collision led to Cabinda getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Pascual Erdiano hit a great ball. Cabinda's Nunez Perfecto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Iigo in the 57th minute of play. Nunez Perfecto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Iigo in the 58th minute of the match. Abelardo Fagondo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Natalio Quinton in the 61st minute. Erubiel Leheren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Erubiel Leheren put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Nunez Perfecto. Cabinda's Carlos Odon got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Natalio Quinton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abelardo Fagondo having to make a save. If Natalio Quinton 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 Erubiel Leheren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cabinda's Nunez Perfecto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erubiel Leheren in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute, Erubiel Leheren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nunez Perfecto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 97 minutes into the game, Paolo Benvido was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cabinda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crystal Palace the free kick. In the 97th match minute, Cabinda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paolo Benvido to maneuver through the defense. Tadeo Iigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.