League Play-Off

Golondrina
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Amaná's goalkeeper Jose Estevon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raul Raphael. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Raul Raphael managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golondrina AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Raphael was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jose Estevon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raul Raphael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Estevon having to interfere. Silvano Pagomari hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. With his leg Jose Estevon managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Golondrina AFC's Raul Raphael fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Amaná's zone, Raul Raphael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jose Estevon came out of the goal and Raul Raphael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 29 minutes of play, Amaná's Silvano Pagomari made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albano Aballe was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Raul Raphael came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Golondrina AFC 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 Raul Raphael couldn't finish the play. Albano Aballe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Cuartio in the 37th minute of the match. Albano Aballe came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Amaná's Ernesto Cuartio. But to his dismay, Ernesto Cuartio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Silvano Pagomari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Aballe having to interfere. After the first half Amaná were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernesto Cuartio to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Ernesto Cuartio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albano Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvano Pagomari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Aballe having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aurelio Gergori during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Golondrina AFC's Albano Aballe got control of the ball when Ernesto Cuartio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Candido Atarratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Jose Estevon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 60 minutes, Raul Raphael managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golondrina AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raul Raphael was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jose Estevon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Raphael, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 70 minutes, Erubiel Lizar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golondrina AFC and the Amaná players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Golondrina AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! Candido Atarratze took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jose Estevon. Jose Estevon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Ernesto Cuartio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Golondrina AFC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Herminio Luzaide hit a great ball. In the 98th match minute, Golondrina AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herminio Luzaide to maneuver through the defense. After 101 minutes Golondrina AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulino Abechuco who took care of the corner kick. Denis Beila was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Denis Beila's late challenge caught a Golondrina AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Beila helped the player get up and apologised. Denis Beila kicked well hit freekick during the 102nd minute of the match. Amaná were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Golondrina AFC's much stronger midfield.