League Play-Off

Estadio Trancapamba
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ramirez Nadal started the match with the kick off. Zavier Antoñana struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Xaiver Villarragut didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Craken Futbol Club. Ramon Serrana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Xaiver Villarragut made a huge save. A collision led to Craken Futbol Club getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Robin Carcamo hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Zavier Antoñana made a precise shot to the right of Xaiver Villarragut. UD Rancheria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Zavier Antoñana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Xaiver Villarragut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in UD Rancheria's zone, Ramon Serrana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xaiver Villarragut came out of the goal and Ramon Serrana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the match, UD Rancheria's goalkeeper Xaiver Villarragut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramon Serrana. Nicolas Tordomar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Fariña having to interfere. A collision led to UD Rancheria getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Humberto Tazon hit a great ball. 42 minutes in the game, Zavier Antoñana fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Xaiver Villarragut having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovanni Illanes during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to UD Rancheria getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Geovanni Illanes hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

If Humberto Tazon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zavier Antoñana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Xaiver Villarragut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute, one of UD Rancheria:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for UD Rancheria. In the 58th minute there was a penalty for Craken Futbol Club. Fleitas Hoyon stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Xaiver Villarragut. 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as UD Rancheria's Ramirez Nadal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mauro Fariña. That made the score 3-1 after 70 minutes of play. In the 77th minute, Craken Futbol Club's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nicolas Tordomar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a defensive mix-up in UD Rancheria's zone, Zavier Antoñana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xaiver Villarragut came out of the goal and Zavier Antoñana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 79 minutes into the game, Ramon Serrana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Xaiver Villarragut was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. UD Rancheria's Xaiver Villarragut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zavier Antoñana in the 84th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Ramirez Nadal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauro Fariña. Craken Futbol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramirez Nadal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. After a defensive mix-up in UD Rancheria's zone, Zavier Antoñana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xaiver Villarragut came out of the goal and Zavier Antoñana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramon Serrana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Xaiver Villarragut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zavier Antoñana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Xaiver Villarragut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.