League Play-Off

El Pueblo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teo Marin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hijos del Pueblo's Ceferino Lope suffered a sore thigh after 3 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Carolo Silvanito fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rivas's protests and gave Carolo Silvanito a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rivas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! In the 6th minute there was a penalty for Hijos del Pueblo. Domingo Acosta stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Placido Frances. 1-0. 12 minutes into the game, German Senen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bernardino Osmundo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Umea in the 17th minute of play forced Hijos del Pueblo's goalkeeper Bernardino Osmundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Baldomiro Tiniebra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rivas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hijos del Pueblo the free kick. Baldomiro Tiniebra hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Bernardino Osmundo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from German Senen went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Hijos del Pueblo's Bernardino Osmundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Obano in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Rivas's German Senen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardino Osmundo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Bernardino Osmundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Senen in the 28th minute of the match. Bernardino Osmundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Senen in the 32nd minute of the match. Bernardino Osmundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Obano in the 33rd minute of the match. If Lisandro Frisco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardino Osmundo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Senen, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and German Senen made a kick off. Placido Frances made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genaro Pereyra in the 58th minute of play. Bernardino Osmundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Senen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the game, Marcos Abeijon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Placido Frances was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 75th minute, Marcos Abeijon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardino Osmundo was a little too slow when German Senen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 3-4. Placido Frances showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teo Marin, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, Honorato Obano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bernardino Osmundo, 3-5. Rivas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.