League Play-Off

Estadio Cuscatlan
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jairo Ayala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Alvarado, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Ladislao Alvarado notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Alianza F.C.'s Jairo Ayala. Jairo Ayala was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jairo Ayala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Alvarado in the 9th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Alianza F.C.'s Adolfo Alas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilberto Aguirrez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Pewsey United's Gilberto Aguirrez got control of the ball when Dirk Finken tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adolfo Alas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Aguirrez having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pewsey United's zone, Dirk Finken stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Aguirrez came out of the goal and Dirk Finken tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, Adolfo Alas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilberto Aguirrez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The Alianza F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Alianza F.C.'s Dirk Finken looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 36th match minute, Pewsey United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Mora to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the game, Alianza F.C.'s Adolfo Alas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gilberto Aguirrez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. 44 minutes into the game, Luis Orobio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alianza F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pewsey United the free kick. After a rather tough play, Alianza F.C.'s Luis Orobio got a free kick in the 44th minute. Max Asad took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jairo Ayala. Alianza F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Mora in the 46th minute of play forced Alianza F.C.'s goalkeeper Jairo Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pewsey United's Nicolás Gamero got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

In the 53rd minute Ariel Ferman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Aguirrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 played minutes, Alianza F.C.'s Luis Orobio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gilberto Aguirrez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Alianza F.C. reached it. Ariel Ferman might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilberto Aguirrez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ariel Ferman ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 61 minutes, Dirk Finken managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alianza F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dirk Finken was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ariel Ferman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Gilberto Aguirrez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Alianza F.C.'s Jairo Ayala got control of the ball when Nicolás Gamero tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute Ladislao Alvarado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benji Corpe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gilberto Aguirrez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Gilberto Aguirrez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benji Corpe in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Dirk Finken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilberto Aguirrez. Pewsey United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dirk Finken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. After a rather tough play, Alianza F.C.'s Luis Orobio got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute, Pedro Mora reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jairo Ayala. The goal made the score 5-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dirk Finken in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilberto Aguirrez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Adolfo Alas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Aguirrez having to interfere. There was no doubt that Alianza F.C. were the better team. Alianza F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.