League Play-Off

Estadio Palpacache
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Palpacache FBC's Elequemedo Villasante started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Elequemedo Villasante managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palpacache FBC's supporters rose to their feet, but Elequemedo Villasante was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Macario Lasaca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Quinten Armenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Leicea's late challenge caught a Cotcollo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flavio Leicea helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th minute Anier Conti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Villavedon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 20 minutes of play Palpacache FBC's Flavio Leicea was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Palpacache FBC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Flavio Leicea hit a great ball. 0-1 became the score in the 24th minute when Anier Conti elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, Cotcollo's Quinten Armenta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bento Villavedon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Bento Villavedon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quinten Armenta in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anier Conti was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Anier Conti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bento Villavedon was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. In the 57th match minute, Palpacache FBC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitorino Escalona to maneuver through the defense. Palpacache FBC's Bento Villavedon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anier Conti in the 59th minute of play. Bento Villavedon was a little too slow when Anier Conti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 66th minute, Cotcollo's Anier Conti dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Anier Conti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vitorino Escalona during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Palpacache FBC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Vitorino Escalona hit a great ball. Ignacio Prada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Macario Lasaca having to interfere. Elequemedo Villasante charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elequemedo Villasante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes Palpacache FBC got a freekick which was hit by Elequemedo Villasante. Palpacache FBC's Bento Villavedon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Palpacache FBC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Prada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Macario Lasaca was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Matai Mones's late challenge caught a Cotcollo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matai Mones helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Matai Mones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Anier Conti came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Cotcollo 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 Anier Conti couldn't finish the play. Anier Conti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Bento Villavedon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Ignacio Prada notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Cotcollo's Macario Lasaca. Macario Lasaca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Palpacache FBC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cotcollo's performance. The match ended with a win for Cotcollo.