League Play-Off

Macomitas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saul Bartoleme took the kick off in the first half of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Santiago Jesco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Macomitas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cienaguita the free kick. In the 10th match minute, Macomitas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Jesco to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Edgard Petrigai shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ariel Nataniel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 12th minute, Aldo Marino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Leopoldo Tabor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cienaguita's supporters rose to their feet, but Leopoldo Tabor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ariel Nataniel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Cienaguita's Saul Bartoleme in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Macomitas's goalie prevented a goal. In the 23rd minute, Virgilio Bide hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute Patricio Firman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Cheche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Cheche came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Macomitas's Patricio Firman. But to his dismay, Patricio Firman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Ariel Nataniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Bartoleme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Tabor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Nataniel having to interfere. Patricio Firman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Alberto Cheche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Macomitas's zone, Saul Bartoleme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Nataniel came out of the goal and Saul Bartoleme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patricio Firman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Cheche having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Saul Bartoleme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ariel Nataniel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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.

If Romulo Dantel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th match minute, Macomitas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelino Rameriz to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Cienaguita's Saul Bartoleme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ariel Nataniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Patricio Firman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Virgilio Bide was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. The supporters of Macomitas booed when Cienaguita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgilio Bide didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Amadeo Abeijon sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cienaguita's Alberto Cheche didn't even have to move. Patricio Firman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Romulo Dantel came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Macomitas 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 Romulo Dantel couldn't finish the play. Alberto Cheche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patricio Firman went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cienaguita players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Macomitas.