League Play-Off

Estadio Pachimoco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hector Mendebal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Mario Cordarius managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pachimoco's supporters rose to their feet, but Mario Cordarius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Moise breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute, Diego Heriberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lázaro Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lázaro Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Gustavo Sendoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lázaro Machado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Freddy Tristan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Sendoa was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Mario Cordarius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but David Moise made a huge save. Pachimoco's Hector Mendebal got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Diego Heriberto fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmita's protests and gave Diego Heriberto a yellow card for diving instead. Diego Heriberto hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After 33 played minutes Hector Mendebal rounded Palmita's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. A collision led to Palmita getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Diego Heriberto hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Freddy Tristan was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Freddy Tristan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gustavo Sendoa. That made the score 2-1 in the 54 minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Pachimoco's Mario Cordarius nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Moise made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Gustavo Sendoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, one of Palmita:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Palmita:s David Moise showed great skill when he stopped Jesus Lope:s penalty. 4-1 came in the 72nd minute when Jesus Lope all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of David Moise. David Moise showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Mendebal in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Cordarius in the 80th minute of play forced Palmita's goalkeeper David Moise to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pachimoco's Mario Cordarius got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lázaro Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Moise took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Cordarius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the game, one of Pachimoco:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 97th minute, Mario Cordarius 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. Hector Mendebal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Moise read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 101st minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Palmita players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pachimoco.