League Play-Off

RICHARD ESPINOZA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Armando Alamea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuenca S.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 5th minute Xulio Arvelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nigel Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 played minutes Cuenca S.C got a freekick which was hit by Campos Orellan. 韩峰亮 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Pontones having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when 韩峰亮 got free with Guillermo Pontones in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guillermo Pontones made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Chirivoga in the 16th minute of play. Lorenzo Chirivoga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Pontones having to interfere. In the 20th minute, 韩峰亮 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. Guillermo Pontones made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when 韩峰亮 sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, Cuenca S.C's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Chirivoga came free, but Guillermo Pontones reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 韩峰亮 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Pontones having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Eduardo Navariega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Lorenzo Chirivoga managed to get in a good position for a shot. LOSÑETAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Lorenzo Chirivoga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guillermo Pontones breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, LOSÑETAS's Roman Vodanović got a free kick in the 33rd minute. With a little luck, Cuenca S.C's Guillermo Pontones got control of the ball when 韩峰亮 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Roman Vodanović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cortez Gill made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jairo Berastegui. After 42 played minutes Cuenca S.C got a freekick which was hit by Carabalí Quelia. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 韩峰亮 was the one to do the kick off. Nigel Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Navariega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nigel Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Navariega in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Armando Alamea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nigel Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Armando Alamea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 韩峰亮 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, LOSÑETAS's goalkeeper Nigel Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xulio Arvelo. Lorenzo Chirivoga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, LOSÑETAS's goalkeeper Nigel Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xulio Arvelo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xulio Arvelo got free with Nigel Navarro in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute, Lorenzo Chirivoga 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Navariega in the 80th minute of play forced LOSÑETAS's goalkeeper Nigel Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lorenzo Chirivoga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. LOSÑETAS's Nigel Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save LOSÑETAS from getting a goal against them. The LOSÑETAS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cuenca S.C's performance. The match ended with a win for Cuenca S.C.