League Play-Off

Estadio Guabiduca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Guabiduca SC's Xelo Villamizar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Edwin Surco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Omar Reimundez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Guabiduca SC booed when CD Alhajuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Castillo Ontova didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xano Casado's late challenge caught a CD Alhajuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xano Casado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Guabiduca SC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Xano Casado hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Angel Pescaredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trivniño Piñeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omar Reimundez made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Edwin Surco sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the match, Guabiduca SC's goal looked a bit too open when Trivniño Piñeira came free, but Luis Riero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th match minute, Guabiduca SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Griego to maneuver through the defense. If Angel Pescaredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trivniño Piñeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Luis Riero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Omar Reimundez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xelo Villamizar, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Omar Reimundez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xelo Villamizar in the 40th minute of the match. In the 44thth minute of the game Angel Pescaredo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guabiduca SC's Luis Riero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Angel Pescaredo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trivniño Piñeira got free with Luis Riero in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Trivniño Piñeira came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the CD Alhajuela 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 Trivniño Piñeira couldn't finish the play. Angel Pescaredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Luis Riero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trivniño Piñeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Luis Riero 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 Trivniño Piñeira got free with Luis Riero in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Omar Reimundez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xelo Villamizar in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Edwin Surco 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. In the 69th match minute, Guabiduca SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xelo Villamizar to maneuver through the defense. Omar Reimundez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xelo Villamizar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When CD Alhajuela's Angel Pescaredo in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guabiduca SC's goalie prevented a goal. Omar Reimundez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xelo Villamizar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CD Alhajuela's Omar Reimundez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Surco in the 93rd minute of play.