League Play-Off

Barranca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) La Gloria's Alonzo Bernal 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. Lazaro Infante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benedicto Txilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alonzo Bernal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Placido Reyes fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Gloria's protests and gave Placido Reyes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, Rui Paiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rufianes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Benedicto Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Bernal, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Hector Pagomari had several of the Rufianes's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 21 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Benedicto Txilar as he didn't even see the shot coming. Michel Paraense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lazaro Infante went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 29 minutes of play, Rufianes's Javier Cresitobalo made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michel Paraense was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Lazaro Infante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Paraense was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Lazaro Infante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Paraense was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Rufianes:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of La Gloria:s goal. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for La Gloria. Ezequiel Quexal stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Benedicto Txilar. 2-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The wind increased when Rui Paiva made the kick off in the second half. Michel Paraense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lazaro Infante in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Bibiano in the 60th minute of play forced Rufianes's goalkeeper Benedicto Txilar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Paraense made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Rui Paiva sent off a good shot on target. Placido Reyes succeeded in the game's 66th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-3. Michel Paraense was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Lazaro Infante capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lazaro Infante really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. Benedicto Txilar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Pagomari in the 78th minute of play. Benedicto Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Bibiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 82nd match minute, La Gloria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Placido Reyes to maneuver through the defense. Michel Paraense was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Lazaro Infante capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lazaro Infante really showed his touch with that goal: 3-6. Rui Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, La Gloria's Placido Reyes got a free kick in the 90th minute. Rui Paivas short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Michel Paraense to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Bibiano in the 98th minute of play forced Rufianes's goalkeeper Benedicto Txilar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rufianes's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.