League Play-Off

Barinitas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Waldir Mobilla struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Julian Gabiña didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barinitas. In the 8th minute, Raphael Haza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raphael Haza struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Julian Gabiña didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barinitas. In the 16th match minute, Barinitas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Palos to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 17 minutes, Caracakingo Villahoz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarare's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caracakingo Villahoz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cipriano Palos kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Ellande Bautista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Icazate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Icazate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ellande Bautista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waldir Mobilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Julian Gabiña tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Caracakingo Villahoz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarare's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caracakingo Villahoz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ellande Bautista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Icazate, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Eduardo Icazate recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 48th play minute Waldir Mobilla came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Julian Gabiña. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduardo Icazate stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Raphael Haza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Waldir Mobilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julian Gabiña was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 58th match minute, Sarare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Alarcon to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, Diaz Socobio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julian Gabiña. Sarare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diaz Socobio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Waldir Mobilla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barinitas's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldir Mobilla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julian Gabiña breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romulo Cerezal charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romulo Cerezal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sarare getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Romulo Cerezal hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caracakingo Villahoz got free with Ellande Bautista in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Barinitas's Cipriano Palos got a free kick in the 85th minute. Ellande Bautista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Icazate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute, Raphael Haza made a precise shot to the right of Julian Gabiña. Sarare's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sarare players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Barinitas.