League Play-Off

Pincha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tanilvoro AFC's Rubén Paris 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. Pincha AFC's Arcadio Palazuelos got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Tanilvoro AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pincha AFC:s goal. 9 minutes into the match, Pincha AFC's Arcadio Palazuelos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florinio Mannhardt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Reinaldo Balladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reinaldo Balladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Arcadio Palazuelos 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roldán Dijk during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Florinio Mannhardt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Balladares, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Pincha AFC's Lucio Illesca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damián Contador in the 26th minute of play. Lucio Illesca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubén Paris in the 32nd minute of the match. The Pincha AFC fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Pincha AFC's Arcadio Palazuelos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 38th minute Reinaldo Balladares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florinio Mannhardt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reinaldo Balladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rubén Paris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Illesca having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reinaldo Balladares was the one to do the kick off. If Arcadio Palazuelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reinaldo Balladares might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florinio Mannhardt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reinaldo Balladares ran back to his position shaking his head. After 63 minutes, Guntademaro Hamilton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pincha AFC and the Tanilvoro AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pincha AFC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Guntademaro Hamilton hit a great ball. Rubén Paris blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucio Illesca having to make a save. When Miren Mac Millan fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tanilvoro AFC's protests and gave Miren Mac Millan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tanilvoro AFC's Miren Mac Millan got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Brian Iribarra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reces Olavarría hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.