League Play-Off

Labadel
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Francos kicked off to start the match. Andres Gondian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benjamin Francos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Augusto Cimbron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CD Labadel's Candelario Montoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zorion Gavela in the 17th minute of play. Benjamin Francos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Cimbron having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Benjamin Francos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Augusto Cimbron. Benjamin Francos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 24th minute, Espinoza Carbajal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Xinto Casado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galapagos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Xinto Casado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Candelario Montoto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Galapagos FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Patricio Quejana hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ximenes Sampayo during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Galapagos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ximenes Sampayo to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Francos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Augusto Cimbron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cruz Almazan's late challenge caught a CD Labadel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cruz Almazan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Galapagos FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Cruz Almazan hit a great ball. The long shot by Cristian Torriba in the 36th minute really tested Augusto Cimbron's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Benjamin Francos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Candelario Montoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xinto Casado, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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 Xinto Casado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Andres Gondian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD Labadel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andres Gondian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 66th minute of the match Ximenes Sampayo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ximenes Sampayo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Galapagos FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Xinto Casado hit a great ball. If Andres Gondian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Weterio Ayon during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Weterio Ayon kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Andres Gondian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Cimbron having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Benjamin Francos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CD Labadel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Andres Gondian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vennancio Fierro during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vennancio Fierro hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Zorion Gavela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Candelario Montoto 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 Zorion Gavela got free with Candelario Montoto in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CD Labadel were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.