League Play-Off

Cavanagh
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Segundo Colas struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Emiliano Hustaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Esperanza Atletico. Anier Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Viator, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Ermegildo Hernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anier Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Viator in the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd match minute, Defensores de Armstrong was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Romo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustacio Calisto in the 27th minute of play forced La Esperanza Atletico's goalkeeper Anier Rius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Hustaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Emesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Esperanza Atletico's Anier Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Viator in the 32nd minute of play. Anier Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Viator in the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Viator in the 36th minute of play forced La Esperanza Atletico's goalkeeper Anier Rius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Augusto Emesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emiliano Hustaz was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Augusto Emesto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Augusto Emesto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Viator to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, La Esperanza Atletico's goalkeeper Anier Rius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustacio Calisto. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eustacio Calisto got free with Anier Rius in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute, Genaro Pueblo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores de Armstrong fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. La Esperanza Atletico's attentive Segundo Colas managed to snatch the ball when Saul Lazcano made a throw-in in the 72nd minute of the game. If Segundo Colas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Augusto Emesto 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. If Ermegildo Hernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Ruperto Oxarra threw the ball into play from the sideline. La Esperanza Atletico's Segundo Colas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Nunez Bieito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Hustaz having to interfere. La Esperanza Atletico were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.