League Play-Off

Estadio Rancho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Palacios Rengifo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bruno Basallan 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. In the 12th minute Sixto Ruisuarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Valverde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rancho's Sixto Ruisuarez in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arias SC's goalie prevented a goal. Palacios Rengifo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hector-Luis Cavero having to make a save. After 17 played minutes Rancho got a freekick which was hit by Luis Aguiluz. After having played for 22 minutes, Richard Villoria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rancho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richard Villoria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ur Anduaga hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After 24 minutes, Valencia Launda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arias SC and the Rancho players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 25 played minutes Arias SC got a freekick which was hit by Valencia Launda. Sixto Ruisuarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julian Simancas charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julian Simancas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th minute, Julian Simancas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Rancho's Richard Villoria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Camilo Valverde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arias SC's Camilo Valverde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Arias SC from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd match minute, Arias SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ur Anduaga to maneuver through the defense. After 35 minutes of play, Rancho's Richard Villoria made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Camilo Valverde was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julian Simancas hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. When Sixto Ruisuarez came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Rancho 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 Sixto Ruisuarez couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

A collision led to Arias SC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Hugo Ovin hit a great ball. When Richard Villoria came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Rancho 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 Richard Villoria couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Rancho's goalkeeper Hector-Luis Cavero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruno Basallan. Bruno Basallan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector-Luis Cavero having to interfere. Sixto Ruisuarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute of the match Raúl Ceballo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Camilo Valverde skillfully saved the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Arias SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rancho:s goal. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Rancho. Raúl Ceballo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Camilo Valverde. 2-0. Sixto Ruisuarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Valverde having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Richard Villoria notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Arias SC's Camilo Valverde. Camilo Valverde was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Richard Villoria came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Rancho 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 Richard Villoria couldn't finish the play. After 95 played minutes Arias SC got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Feliciano. In the 96th minute of the match Raúl Ceballo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Camilo Valverde skillfully saved the ball. Camilo Valverde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Ruisuarez in the 99th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Rancho were the better team. Rancho's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.