League Play-Off

Guadalupe
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Francesco Gil took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th match minute, Cermeño was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francesco Gil to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute, Jaime Peren 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. Jaime Peren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Moisés Alfaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cermeño's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tomás Escalona 13 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Gil in the 17th minute of play forced Guadalupe F.C.'s goalkeeper Emiliano Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 played minutes Guadalupe F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo De Gracia. After a defensive mix-up in Guadalupe F.C.'s zone, Francesco Gil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Mora came out of the goal and Francesco Gil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lorenzo De Gracia kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Francesco Gil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Mora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Emiliano Mora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francesco Gil's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Jaime Peren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Moisés Alfaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Cermeño's goalkeeper Moisés Alfaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Peren. Guadalupe F.C.'s Jaime Peren got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juan Espino's late challenge caught a Cermeño's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Espino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 35th minute, Juan Espino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cermeño's Emanuel Henriguez suffered a sore thigh after 37 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Lorenzo De Gracia was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 37 minutes had been played. A collision led to Guadalupe F.C. getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Lorenzo De Gracia hit a great ball. Emiliano Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Quintero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolás Quintero scored 1-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emiliano Mora, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Peren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Guadalupe F.C.'s zone, Nicolás Quintero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Mora came out of the goal and Nicolás Quintero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guadalupe F.C.'s Emiliano Mora proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Guadalupe F.C. from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Chavez during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes Guadalupe F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Chavez. 62 minutes into the game, Francesco Gil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cermeño's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guadalupe F.C. the free kick. In the 62nd minute, Francesco Gil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Peren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Juan Espino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guadalupe F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Juan Espino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Moisés Alfaro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Cermeño getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Francesco Gil hit a great ball. Moisés Alfaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jaime Peren's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Emiliano Mora made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolás Quintero in the 71st minute. When Nicolás Quintero came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Cermeño 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 Nicolás Quintero couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Peren in the 81st minute of play forced Cermeño's goalkeeper Moisés Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Gabriel Chavez 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. 88 minutes into the match, Cermeño's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Peren came free, but Moisés Alfaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaime Peren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Peren struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Moisés Alfaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guadalupe F.C.. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolás Quintero got free with Emiliano Mora in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Despite being the better team, Guadalupe F.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.