League Play-Off

Alfalfal
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Jorge Vicente White had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristofer Daiber hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Jorge Vicente White sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esteban José Frago could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Candido Bozo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Charlin in the 24th minute of play forced Alfalfal's goalkeeper Rodrigo Iturralde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Quique Zelaya in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Candido Bozo saved Putue AFC from getting behind. 29 minutes into the match, Putue AFC's goalkeeper Candido Bozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camilo Pinuer. Eriberto Jodar hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. If Jorge Vicente White had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Erasmo Charlin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Iturralde was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Rodrigo Iturralde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Charlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erasmo Charlin to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Erasmo Charlin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rodrigo Iturralde, 0-1. Erasmo Charlin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Rodrigo Iturralde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Putue AFC's Jorge Vicente White got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 63 minutes, Quique Zelaya managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alfalfal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quique Zelaya was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reynaldo Ardura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Iturralde having to interfere. Candido Bozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camilo Pinuer in the 66th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alfalfal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! Erasmo Charlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Candido Bozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camilo Pinuer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Iturralde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Vicente White went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Camilo Pinuer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Putue AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.