League Play-Off

Cuyabeno
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ortiz Manurga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, Cuyabeno FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ortiz Manurga to maneuver through the defense. Felix Salomon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oso Gamones in the 5th minute of play. Alejandro Armiñan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, Murillo Ganzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Salomon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oso Gamones's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. After 13 minutes of play, Tinoco FC's Oso Gamones made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felix Salomon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th minute, Alejandro Armiñan 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. Murillo Ganzo hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Oso Gamones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Felix Salomon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oso Gamones in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felix Salomon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tinoco FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ortiz Manurga 28 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Urdin Candelaria who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Xavion Ilarraza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romeo Iriarte during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Cuyabeno FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Iriarte to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Urdin Candelaria made a precise shot to the right of Xavion Ilarraza. Tinoco FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oso Gamones to make the kick off. A collision led to Tinoco FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Julio Mijancas hit a great ball. Xavion Ilarraza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urdin Candelaria in the 62nd minute of play. Xavion Ilarraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ortiz Manurga in the 72nd minute of the match. Alejandro Armiñan scored 2-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Salomon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tinoco FC's Xavion Ilarraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ortiz Manurga in the 79th minute of play. Xavion Ilarraza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urdin Candelaria in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tinoco FC's zone, Urdin Candelaria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xavion Ilarraza came out of the goal and Urdin Candelaria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alejandro Armiñan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Salomon having to interfere. In the 87th minute Oso Gamones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Salomon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Urdin Candelaria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cuyabeno FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Urdin Candelaria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xavion Ilarraza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ortiz Manurga came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Cuyabeno FC 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 Ortiz Manurga couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.