League Play-Off

Estadio Puyel
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santos Bautista got the match started through his kick off. The Corta la Bocha fans' excitement grew in the 2nd match minute when Corta la Bocha's Clemente Arias looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 6 minutes into the match, Corta la Bocha's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Bautista came free, but Godofredo Lugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laureano Olivar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmacio Dolfo having to interfere. Clemente Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st match minute, Puyel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Lico to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the match, Corta la Bocha's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Bautista came free, but Godofredo Lugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Godfredo Lico during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Godfredo Lico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 played minutes, Corta la Bocha's Bartolo Lorenz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dalmacio Dolfo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Corta la Bocha reached it. Laureano Olivar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Laureano Olivar 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. Santos Hanni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Godofredo Lugo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Puyel's Santos Bautista slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Godofredo Lugo. That made the score 1-1 after 41 minutes of play. Santos Bautista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Godofredo Lugo having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clemente Arias made a kick off. Godofredo Lugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Godofredo Lugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Santos Hanni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laureano Olivar scored 2-2 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dalmacio Dolfo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Laureano Olivar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arsenio Lobo charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arsenio Lobo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Santos Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, Puyel's Santos Hanni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Godofredo Lugo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Laureano Olivar came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Corta la Bocha 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 Laureano Olivar couldn't finish the play. Godofredo Lugo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santos Hanni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Santos Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.