League Play-Off

Tubualá
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gustavo De Gracia made the kick off which started today's match. When Joe Villalaz fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colon's protests and gave Joe Villalaz a yellow card for diving instead. 4 minutes into the game, Max Moreno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tubualá F.C. the free kick. Max Moreno hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Colon's Joe Villalaz got a free kick in the 6th minute. The long shot by Beto Pimentel in the 6th minute really tested Jaime Escobar's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 8thth minute of the game Fabio Quirós who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colon's Jaime Escobar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute, Alejandro Jaen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Fabio Quirós reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jaime Escobar. The goal made the score 1-0. Monchi De Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo De Gracia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gustavo De Gracia came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Colon 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 Gustavo De Gracia couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Tubualá F.C.'s Mario Tello got a free kick in the 18th minute. After 22 minutes, Gustavo De Gracia made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tubualá F.C.'s Monchi De Paredes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Gustavo De Gracia came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Colon 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 Gustavo De Gracia couldn't finish the play. Moisés Peren's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Jaime Escobar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Colon's Jaime Escobar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Quirós in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colon's goalkeeper Jaime Escobar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 40 minutes, Fabio Quirós managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tubualá F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabio Quirós was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Fernando Mora 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo De Gracia in the 46th minute of play forced Tubualá F.C.'s goalkeeper Monchi De Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Fabio Quirós made the kick off in the second half. Tubualá F.C.'s Monchi De Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo De Gracia in the 54th minute of play. Jaime Escobar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Peren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Escobar came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Tubualá F.C.'s Moisés Peren. But to his dismay, Moisés Peren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 61st minute Moisés Peren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Tubualá F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto Pimentel to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute of the match Carlos Torrijos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jaime Escobar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute, Moisés Peren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tubualá F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. If Fernando Mora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Moisés Peren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.