League Play-Off

Estadio Nogolí
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Humberto Tipi made the kick off which started today's match. Venancio Frantzes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paulino Otsoko. Nogolí's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Paulino Otsoko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Tipi in the 6th minute of the match. Raul Liher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Veto having to interfere. Humberto Tipi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Paulino Otsoko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Lauren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Venancio Frantzes during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Modesto Tximitx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trinchera's Vladimiro Veto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Trinchera from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Trinchera's Gogo Henric got a free kick in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Trinchera's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Lauren came free, but Vladimiro Veto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Humberto Tipi 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. If Modesto Tximitx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, Nogolí's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Tipi came free, but Paulino Otsoko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Humberto Tipi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Modesto Tximitx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Modesto Tximitx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After 51 minutes, Evaristo Aztore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trinchera and the Nogolí players grew even worse after the yellow card. Paulino Otsoko was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Humberto Tipi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 54 minute of play. Modesto Tximitx hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Liher in the 61st minute of play forced Trinchera's goalkeeper Vladimiro Veto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Edelmiro Misael was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nogolí's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trinchera the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nogolí fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nogolí's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Teodosio Feliz was slow to take the kick. During this time Trinchera's players had a chance to rest. Modesto Tximitx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Lauren in the 74th minute of play forced Trinchera's goalkeeper Vladimiro Veto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustino Ferdinand during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nogolí's Faustino Ferdinand got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 78th minute, Tadeo Chucho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimiro Veto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Liher in the 81st minute of the match. With a little luck, Nogolí's Paulino Otsoko got control of the ball when Modesto Tximitx tried to sneak it across the goal line. Modesto Tximitx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Paulino Otsoko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Trinchera's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Lauren came free, but Vladimiro Veto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Lauren in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimiro Veto saved Trinchera from getting behind. When Ivan Lauren came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Nogolí 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 Ivan Lauren couldn't finish the play.