League Play-Off

Jigua
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zambrano Ugia got the match started through his kick off. James Pruano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Johnny Guiluz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Rocio Olloque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johnny Guiluz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Yermo in the 10th minute of the match. James Pruano took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Johnny Guiluz. Johnny Guiluz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Vicente Espriu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Octavio Varlett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zambrano Ugia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Octavio Varlett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Vicente Espriu came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the CD Opoluca fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vicente Espriu couldn't finish the play. Daniel Calzada charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Calzada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Daniel Calzada hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. James Pruano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, CD Opoluca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Calzada to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in CD Opoluca's zone, Marco Yermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johnny Guiluz came out of the goal and Marco Yermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. James Pruano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Johnny Guiluz made a huge save. Marco Yermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th match minute, CD Opoluca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Rogel to maneuver through the defense. Vicente Espriu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zambrano Ugia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Octavio Varlett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Espriu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Octavio Varlett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zambrano Ugia's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute, Vincent Charlo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zambrano Ugia struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Octavio Varlett didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CD Opoluca. Octavio Varlett was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zambrano Ugia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 63 minute of play. A collision led to CD Opoluca getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Castillo Zaton hit a great ball. Valdo Lormendez took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Johnny Guiluz. CD Opoluca's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Daniel Calzada was shown his second yellow card after 70 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 70th match minute, CD Opoluca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Calzada to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, CD Opoluca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trivniño Maestro to maneuver through the defense. After 73 played minutes, UD Jigua's Valdo Lormendez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Johnny Guiluz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in UD Jigua reached it. In the 78th minute, Zambrano Ugia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Octavio Varlett was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. James Pruano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Johnny Guiluz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Yermo in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johnny Guiluz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. UD Jigua's Octavio Varlett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save UD Jigua from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CD Opoluca eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.