League Play-Off

Gessel
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adriel Perelman took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Delmiro Menares fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gessel's protests and gave Delmiro Menares a yellow card for diving instead. Delmiro Menares hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Adriel Perelman made a precise shot to the right of Edelmiro Santana. Gessel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Abel Poza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nemesio Figueroa's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Fabricio Lea hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Adriel Perelman struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Edelmiro Santana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Quinicabe AFC. After 23 minutes of play, Quinicabe AFC's Miguel Máximo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edelmiro Santana was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adriel Perelman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Edelmiro Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delmiro Menares was shown his second yellow card after 33 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Gessel:s Edelmiro Santana showed great skill when he stopped Oriol Olave:s penalty. Karlos Badilla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Poza having to interfere. If Karlos Badilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karlos Badilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Gessel players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Quinicabe AFC were winning 0-2.

Karlos Badilla struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Abel Poza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gessel. Rigoberto Niza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Poza having to interfere. After having played for 58 minutes, Karlos Badilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gessel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karlos Badilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miguel Máximo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Edelmiro Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Adriel Perelman took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Edelmiro Santana to make any attempt to save it. Miguel Máximo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Santana having to interfere. When Rigoberto Niza fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gessel's protests and gave Rigoberto Niza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st match minute, Gessel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Niza to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Máximo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Edelmiro Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adriel Perelman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Santana having to interfere. Fabricio Lea hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Quinicabe AFC's Edelmiro Santana threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adriel Perelman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Adriel Perelman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karlos Badilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Miguel Máximo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.