League Play-Off

ColdWar Stadiun
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Victor Henríguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Batista in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Duendes A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Elias Peren came free, but Victor Henríguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Killer of Reds S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toto González to maneuver through the defense. Rafael De Gracia struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Javier Smith didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Duendes A.C.. Milton Oberto might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Javier Smith. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Milton Oberto ran back to his position shaking his head. Oliver Bierhoff could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Victor Henríguez made a huge save. Victor Henríguez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 20th minute. A collision led to Killer of Reds S.C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Elias Peren hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Duendes A.C.'s goalkeeper Victor Henríguez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliver Bierhoff. Franklin Peralta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Smith having to interfere. Killer of Reds S.C.'s Javier Smith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Peralta in the 34th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Batista in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Henríguez saved Duendes A.C. from getting behind. Duendes A.C.'s Victor Henríguez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Bultrón in the 37th minute of play. Julian Castel struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Javier Smith didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Duendes A.C.. In the 44th minute Julian Castel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Smith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes Killer of Reds S.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Fernández. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Oliver Bierhoff might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victor Henríguez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Bierhoff ran back to his position shaking his head. Duendes A.C.'s Victor Henríguez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucho Mota in the 53rd minute of play. Julian Castel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Smith having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Duendes A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Fernández came free, but Victor Henríguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 61st minute of play forced Duendes A.C.'s goalkeeper Victor Henríguez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes, Moisés Spadafora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Duendes A.C. and the Killer of Reds S.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes Duendes A.C. got a freekick which was hit by Moisés Spadafora. In the 65th minute Oliver Bierhoff shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Henríguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 70th minute of play forced Duendes A.C.'s goalkeeper Victor Henríguez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Lucho Mota had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victor Henríguez. Duendes A.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucho Mota was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 74 minutes into the match, Duendes A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lucho Mota came free, but Victor Henríguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Oliver Bierhoff ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Henríguez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 80 minutes of play, Killer of Reds S.C.'s Oliver Bierhoff made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Henríguez was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th minute of the game, Ricardo Batista landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Ramon Fernández charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Fernández the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th match minute, Duendes A.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Fernández to maneuver through the defense. Julian Castel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 minutes, Gabriel De Leon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Duendes A.C. and the Killer of Reds S.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gabriel De Leon hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Victor Bultrón hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Duendes A.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Killer of Reds S.C..