League Play-Off

Palmitas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arturo Pancho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5thth minute of the game Leopoldo Furman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palmitas FC's Jesus Michael was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Leopoldo Furman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Palmitas FC booed when Voluntad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evelio Naike didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute of the match Joel Ihintza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elias Toro skillfully saved the ball. Leopoldo Furman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Pancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jesus Michael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Furman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Arturo Pancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Michael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jesus Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Furman in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Domingo Txerran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Toro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saturnino Oso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elias Toro having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Pancho in the 28th minute of play forced Palmitas FC's goalkeeper Jesus Michael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Saturnino Oso made a precise shot to the right of Elias Toro. Voluntad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 43rd minute, Leopoldo Furman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jesus Michael was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Domingo Txerran made a kick off. Arturo Pancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Michael having to interfere. Agustin Matthew kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 2-1 became the score in the 56th minute when Saturnino Oso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 3-1 became the score in the 60th minute when Saturnino Oso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Leopoldo Furman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Michael having to interfere. Arturo Pancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jesus Michael. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Pancho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute, Agustin Matthew hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elias Toro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Txerran in the 73rd minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Palmitas FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Voluntad:s goal. 3-2 came through a penalty shot after 78 played minutes, when Voluntad:s Evelio Naike calmly waited for Palmitas FC:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Elias Toro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saturnino Oso's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. After a rather tough play, Voluntad's Rafael Goyo got a free kick in the 88th minute. If Saturnino Oso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 played minutes Voluntad got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Senio. After some careless play in the Voluntad defense, Domingo Txerran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elias Toro. The Voluntad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elias Toro should have stopped the shot.