League Play-Off

Chotolandia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zeledon Oliverios took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Jaime Isusko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabricio Maties took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Delfino. Dante Delfino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Zeledon Oliverios was extremely unlucky when he, in the 13th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Esteban Abel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes of play, la juve's Fabricio Maties made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Delfino was left in no man's land by his defense there! la juve's Mauro Otsoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeledon Oliverios in the 22nd minute of play. Esteban Abel was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a rather tough play, la juve's Celso Xacintu got a free kick in the 26th minute. Esteban Abel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Mauro Otsoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mauro Otsoa made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Esteban Abel sent off a good shot on target. Delmiro Iraitz's late challenge caught a ElChoto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delmiro Iraitz helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes la juve got a freekick which was hit by Delmiro Iraitz. Zeledon Oliverios took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mauro Otsoa. Mauro Otsoa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Jaime Isusko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Delfino having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Mauro Otsoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Abel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Esteban Abel came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the ElChoto 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 Esteban Abel couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the game, Fabricio Maties recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Delfino. Fabricio Maties showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Jaime Isusko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Dante Delfino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th of the match, Fabricio Maties tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Dante Delfino got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 79th minute, Zeledon Oliverios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ElChoto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. 86 minutes into the match, Fabricio Maties dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Delfino, 3-4. After 93 minutes of play, ElChoto's Esteban Abel made it 4-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauro Otsoa was left in no man's land by his defense there! ElChoto were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.