League Play-Off

Estadio Totoras
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arturo Mundo started the match with the kick off. Ovidio Urtun who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Miguel Feliz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Felix Vergaray took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dalmacio Ibon. Dalmacio Ibon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Lorien in the 16th minute of play forced Rivas AFC's goalkeeper Miguel Feliz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rivas AFC booed when Totoras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Frisco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faustino Lluc took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dalmacio Ibon. Totoras's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Simon Mambru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Joaquin Tono hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ovidio Urtun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Lorien in the 28th minute of play forced Rivas AFC's goalkeeper Miguel Feliz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmacio Ibon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, one of Totoras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Totoras. The audience was convinced that Arturo Mundo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalmacio Ibon was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Alejo Lorien stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ovidio Urtun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arturo Mundo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Totoras getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Alejo Lorien hit a great ball. Marcelo Dunixi kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, Alejo Lorien cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Miguel Feliz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 72 minutes, Felix Vergaray managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rivas AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Vergaray was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 73 minutes into the game, Felix Vergaray cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Dalmacio Ibon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Vergaray got free with Dalmacio Ibon in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alejo Lorien in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miguel Feliz saved Rivas AFC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Lorien in the 85th minute of play forced Rivas AFC's goalkeeper Miguel Feliz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Rivas AFC's Ovidio Formerio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalmacio Ibon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Alejo Lorien left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Totoras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The Rivas AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Rivas AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.