League Play-Off

Arrozal
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilmer Valdueza started the match with the kick off. Felipe Buenahora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lara Irigoyen having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Felipe Buenahora 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. After a rather tough play, Cazaderos FC's Xamin Bolaño got a free kick in the 12th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rolando Loro during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Arrozal SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Loro to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, Cazaderos FC's goalkeeper Lara Irigoyen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xaiver Mussoll. Garcia Analla charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garcia Analla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Arrozal SC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Garcia Analla hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Cazaderos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Buenahora came free, but Lara Irigoyen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Buenahora 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. The Cazaderos FC fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Cazaderos FC's Wilmer Valdueza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 33 played minutes Arrozal SC got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Loro. A collision led to Cazaderos FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Bolívar Caldera hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xaiver Mussoll got free with Lara Irigoyen in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute, Felipe Buenahora reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lara Irigoyen. The goal made the score 1-2. Esterilla Mauricio struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Leonardo Ferran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cazaderos FC. In the 48th minute Wilmer Valdueza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Ferran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Felipe Buenahora to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Xaiver Mussoll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Irigoyen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felipe Buenahora spun around in front of the goal 54 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Cazaderos FC's goal. Rolando Loro kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, one of Cazaderos FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cazaderos FC:s Lara Irigoyen showed great skill when he stopped Xavian Estebanes:s penalty. In the 65th minute, Xavian Estebanes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrozal SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. When Jaramillo Tijerina fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrozal SC's protests and gave Jaramillo Tijerina a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arrozal SC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jaramillo Tijerina hit a great ball. Felipe Buenahora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lara Irigoyen having to interfere. Lara Irigoyen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Buenahora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esterilla Mauricio in the 90th minute of play forced Arrozal SC's goalkeeper Leonardo Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esterilla Mauricio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felipe Buenahora struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Lara Irigoyen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrozal SC. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.