League Play-Off

Estadio Napenay
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Rudolfo in the 3rd minute of play forced Napenay's goalkeeper Patricio Cordarrol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zeledon Remicio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Lucas Guib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zeledon Remicio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Lucas Guib skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Napenay's Humberto Intxixu got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luis Eneas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Napenay fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! In the 13th minute there was a penalty for Balboa. Horacio Dolcet stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Patricio Cordarrol. 0-1. Lucas Guib made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Zeledon Remicio sent off a good shot on target. 1-1 became the score in the 18th minute when Zeledon Remicio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 22 minutes into the game, Luisito Monte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Balboa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Napenay the free kick. After a rather tough play, Balboa's Luisito Monte got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After 25 played minutes Balboa got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Monte. After having played for 33 minutes, Marco Rudolfo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balboa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Rudolfo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zeledon Remicio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Lucas Guib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Inocencio Darien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Lucas Guib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zeledon Remicio came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Napenay 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 Zeledon Remicio couldn't finish the play. Inocencio Darien struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Lucas Guib didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Napenay. In the 43rd minute, Jesus Primo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Marco Rudolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th match minute, Napenay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Walme to maneuver through the defense. If Marco Rudolfo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patricio Cordarrol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofilo Bernad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Guib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Remicio, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 74th minute, Marco Rudolfo 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. In the 78th minute Zeledon Remicio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Guib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Napenay's Zeledon Remicio got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucas Guib made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeledon Remicio in the 82nd minute of play. Zeledon Remicio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Guib having to interfere. Marco Rudolfo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patricio Cordarrol having to make a save. In the 89th minute, Zeledon Remicio 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. Zeledon Remicio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Lucas Guib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Rudolfo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Cordarrol having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.