League Play-Off

Estadio Ciénaga
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ciénaga's Silvio Bertol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfredo Gonchan in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes, Eriberto Menendo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ciénaga and the Reincidentes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ciénaga getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Eriberto Menendo hit a great ball. Wilfredo Gonchan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Silvio Bertol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 10 minutes, Ceferino Tabby managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reincidentes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ceferino Tabby was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Ciénaga's Luciano Tristan got a free kick in the 12th minute. After some careless play in the Ciénaga defense, Javier Miro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silvio Bertol. The Ciénaga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silvio Bertol should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Ciénaga's zone, Wilfredo Gonchan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvio Bertol came out of the goal and Wilfredo Gonchan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amadeo Rolado's late challenge caught a Reincidentes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeo Rolado helped the player get up and apologised. After 26 played minutes Ciénaga got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Rolado. Victorino Kepa charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victorino Kepa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Victorino Kepa kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. When Lorenzo Leizarraga came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Ciénaga 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 Lorenzo Leizarraga couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Ceferino Tabby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvio Bertol was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. If Javier Miro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Ceferino Tabby managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reincidentes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ceferino Tabby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvio Bertol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 47 minutes into the match, Ciénaga's Diego Onofre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Nikola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Diego Onofre made a kick off. When Evelio Justin fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ciénaga's protests and gave Evelio Justin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ciénaga's Evelio Justin got a free kick in the 51st minute. A collision led to Ciénaga getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Amadeo Rolado hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Wilfredo Gonchan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvio Bertol was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Benito Nikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Leizarraga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Reincidentes FC's zone, Lorenzo Leizarraga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Nikola came out of the goal and Lorenzo Leizarraga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Reincidentes FC's zone, Lorenzo Leizarraga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Nikola came out of the goal and Lorenzo Leizarraga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luciano Tristan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lorenzo Leizarraga came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Ciénaga 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 Lorenzo Leizarraga couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute Wilfredo Gonchan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Bertol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Wilfredo Gonchan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Ciénaga's goalkeeper Silvio Bertol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ceferino Tabby. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Reincidentes FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.