League Play-Off

Iriarte
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teofilo Steven kicked off to start the match. When Teofilo Steven came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Cienaguita 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 Teofilo Steven couldn't finish the play. Abelardo Vincente might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabricio Salvatore. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abelardo Vincente ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 7th minute, Abelardo Vincente made a precise shot to the right of Fabricio Salvatore. Cienaguita's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Teofilo Steven fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cienaguita's protests and gave Teofilo Steven a yellow card for diving instead. Fabricio Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Tano in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute of the match Rigoberto Veronica sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ubaldo Sanchez skillfully saved the ball. Abelardo Vincente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Fabricio Salvatore made a huge save. In the 26th minute, El Cuco F.C's Abelardo Vincente ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fabricio Salvatore. Fabricio Salvatore yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Fabricio Salvatore stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonathan Tano's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Jonathan Tano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabricio Salvatore having to interfere. In the 38th minute Jonathan Tano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabricio Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Cuco F.C's Ubaldo Sanchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Steven in the 43rd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonathan Tano was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Omar Maria fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 61 minutes into the match, Cienaguita's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Tano came free, but Fabricio Salvatore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cienaguita's Fabricio Salvatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Vincente in the 64th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Cienaguita's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Vincente came free, but Fabricio Salvatore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, El Cuco F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Salomone to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, Cienaguita's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Vincente came free, but Fabricio Salvatore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Vincente recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd match minute, Cienaguita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Veronica to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Tano scored 3-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabricio Salvatore, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Cuco F.C had won after a very even match.