League Play-Off

Estadio Inchiyacu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lara Abecia kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in CD Pan's zone, Lara Abecia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramos Pedroza came out of the goal and Lara Abecia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 8 minutes, Alvaro Quevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inchiyacu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvaro Quevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Lara Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, CD Pan's Mendoza Monar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mendoza Monar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CD Pan protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mendoza Monar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 14 minutes into the game, one of CD Pan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Ivan Villaescusa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uzuri Robina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Villaescusa in the 24th minute of the match. Ramos Pedroza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lara Abecia in the 27th minute of the match. If Lara Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, CD Pan's Ivan Villaescusa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uzuri Robina narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ivan Villaescusa came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the CD Pan 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 Ivan Villaescusa couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Noriega Zumista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inchiyacu's supporters rose to their feet, but Noriega Zumista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramos Pedroza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Noriega Zumista came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Inchiyacu 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 Noriega Zumista couldn't finish the play. If Noriega Zumista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, CD Pan's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lara Abecia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Villaescusa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yoelvis Aleson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Uzuri Robina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Villaescusa got free with Uzuri Robina in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Inchiyacu's zone, Ivan Villaescusa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uzuri Robina came out of the goal and Ivan Villaescusa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, CD Pan's Mauro Olazaran got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ponce Riguero was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 65th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Ivan Villaescusa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lara Abecia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ramos Pedroza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zilar Sobejano fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CD Pan's protests and gave Zilar Sobejano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute of the match Ponce Riguero sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramos Pedroza skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Toria during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. David Toria hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Lara Abecia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Inchiyacu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 91st minute, Ivan Villaescusa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Uzuri Robina, passed just outside the right post. Inchiyacu's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.