League Play-Off

Estadio Ibahay
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilfredo Seber made the kick off which started today's match. Wilfredo Seber's late challenge caught a Líbano AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilfredo Seber helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ibahay's Wilfredo Seber got a free kick in the 4th minute. Tiburcio Joachim hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 10 minutes into the game, when Sebastian Cruz put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Líbano AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Ibahay's Nicasio Olivar got a free kick in the 16th minute. Santo Procopio in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Samuel Xabel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 22 minutes, Santo Procopio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ibahay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santo Procopio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25thth minute of the game Wilfredo Seber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Líbano AFC's Samuel Xabel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angel Ado during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Líbano AFC booed when Ibahay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Ado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Valentin Gaspard made a precise shot to the right of Eugenio Resto. Ibahay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Leopoldo Opilano charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Opilano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Líbano AFC's Samuel Xabel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfredo Seber in the 40th minute of play. Wilfredo Seber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Gaspard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Wilfredo Seber's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Xabel was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Líbano AFC's goalkeeper Samuel Xabel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Líbano AFC's Samuel Xabel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfredo Seber in the 60th minute of play. After 63 played minutes Ibahay got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Larpe. Valentin Gaspard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 70 played minutes Ibahay got a freekick which was hit by Wilfredo Seber. Samuel Xabel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Procopio, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Ibahay's Santo Procopio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Samuel Xabel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Seber in the 83rd minute of play forced Líbano AFC's goalkeeper Samuel Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Santo Procopio 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. Fernando Sotil charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Sotil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, Fernando Sotil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ibahay's Wilfredo Seber got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.