League Play-Off

EstaciónMazán
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amador Austin took the kick off in the first half of the match. EstaciónMazán AFC's Santos Esdras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Theodore in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, EstaciónMazán AFC's Fulgencio Txindoki got a free kick in the 14th minute. Humberto Mendebal, 15 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Santos Esdras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Jerardo in the 17th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Amador Austin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golondrinas FC's Santo Dantel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 22 minutes, Amador Austin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EstaciónMazán AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amador Austin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Golondrinas FC defense, Dario Telo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santo Dantel. The Golondrinas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santo Dantel should have stopped the shot. In the 30th minute, Justo Theodore left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golondrinas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 33 played minutes EstaciónMazán AFC got a freekick which was hit by Dante Bizen. Santo Dantel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dario Telo in the 39th minute.

The wind increased when Ciro Jerardo made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Ciro Jerardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Esdras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justo Theodore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Esdras having to interfere. Amador Austin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Golondrinas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Austin came free, but Santo Dantel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Guillermo Locaio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Santos Esdras was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santos Esdras stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro Jerardo's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Humberto Mendebal's late challenge caught a EstaciónMazán AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Humberto Mendebal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, Dario Telo 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. Santo Dantel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amador Austin in the 90th minute of play. If Pablo Rio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Golondrinas FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.