League Play-Off

Zancudo
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Warner Mejias took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edgar Rosales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angel Pineda kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. When Ramon Centeno fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zancudo's protests and gave Ramon Centeno a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Zancudo's Ramon Centeno got a free kick in the 7th minute. Wilmer Ledezma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Echeverria having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Zancudo's Ramon Centeno dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilmer Ledezma in the 17th minute of play forced Uvita's goalkeeper Nicolas Echeverria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 20 minutes, Wilmer Ledezma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zancudo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilmer Ledezma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rene Hurtado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wilmer Ledezma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Nicolas Echeverria made a huge save. A hard shot 25 in the game by Wilmer Ledezma from a close distance when the talented Nicolas Echeverria managed to make a qualified save. Uvita's players were relieved. In the 26th minute Edgar Rosales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Caballero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brian Caballero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Warner Mejias in the 31st minute of play. Nicolas Echeverria was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wilmer Ledezma showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilmer Ledezma in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas Echeverria saved Uvita from getting behind. Alonzo Pacheco charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alonzo Pacheco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilmer Ledezma to make the kick off. Nicolas Echeverria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilmer Ledezma in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Wilmer Ledezma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Echeverria was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Nicolas Echeverria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernie Cantillo in the 64th minute of the match. Freddy Merino hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The Zancudo fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Zancudo's Wilmer Ledezma looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Wilmer Ledezma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Uvita's zone, Wilmer Ledezma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Echeverria came out of the goal and Wilmer Ledezma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uvita's Nicolas Echeverria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilmer Ledezma in the 87th minute of play. Bernie Cantillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Nicolas Echeverria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Echeverria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilmer Ledezma in the 90th minute of play. Nicolas Echeverria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilmer Ledezma in the 92nd minute of play. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Wilmer Ledezma sped through Uvita's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nicolas Echeverria. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Zancudo had played much better football throughout.