League Play-Off

Estadio Lagunillas
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) villegas fc's Dario Rafel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dario Rafel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Beturian having to interfere. Paulo Beturian made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Teodosio Iban sent off a good shot on target. Dario Rafel charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dario Rafel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dario Rafel kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodosio Iban got free with Paulo Beturian in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fermin Medardo kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Ivan Efren hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After 31 played minutes, Mendoza AFC's Adrian Locaio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Santos Abajas 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 Mendoza AFC reached it. If Dario Rafel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 34 minutes into the match, Mendoza AFC's Sebastian Benvido sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Abajas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paulo Beturian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Rafel in the 37th minute of the match. In the 43rdth minute of the game Horacio Suero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but villegas fc's Santos Abajas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Sebastian Benvido made the kick off in the second half. Horacio Suero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Abajas having to interfere. Dario Rafel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Beturian having to interfere. In the 61st minute Dario Rafel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Beturian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dario Rafel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Beturian having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mendoza AFC's Albino Joseph got a free kick in the 68th minute. A collision led to Mendoza AFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Albino Joseph hit a great ball. After 71 minutes of play, villegas fc's Dario Rafel made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Beturian was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sebastian Benvido recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 77 minutes into the match, villegas fc's goalkeeper Santos Abajas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horacio Suero. In the 78th match minute, villegas fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Erasto to maneuver through the defense. During the 80th minute of the match Fausto Erasto completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fausto Erasto a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, villegas fc's Fausto Erasto got a free kick in the 80th minute. Mendoza AFC's Adrian Locaio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 81st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Santos Abajas but with some difficulty. In the 83rd minute, Mendoza AFC's Horacio Suero ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Santos Abajas. Santos Abajas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Benvido in the 91st minute of play forced villegas fc's goalkeeper Santos Abajas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Teodosio Iban made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Beturian. Mendoza AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mendoza AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for villegas fc.