League Play-Off

Estadio Saxamar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eriberto Mercado made the kick off which started today's match. Aníbal Gafo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Serafín Boonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Chancon's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Mercado came free, but Serafín Boonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aníbal Gafo got free with Serafín Boonen in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diego Armando Davison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Hidalgo, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Manuel Antonio Anabalon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chancon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Antonio Anabalon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alejandro Hidalgo in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diego Armando Davison saved Saxamar FC from getting behind. Diego Armando Davison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Hidalgo in the 26th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Aníbal Gafo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saxamar FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aníbal Gafo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serafín Boonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute Alejandro Hidalgo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Armando Davison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, Saxamar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Zamora to maneuver through the defense. When Milián Fabri fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saxamar FC's protests and gave Milián Fabri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Milián Fabri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute of the match Florín Galván sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diego Armando Davison skillfully saved the ball. Diego Armando Davison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Hidalgo in the 38th minute of the match. Alejandro Hidalgo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Diego Armando Davison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aníbal Gafo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Serafín Boonen having to make a save. If Eriberto Mercado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chancon's Serafín Boonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Chancon from getting a goal against them. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alejandro Hidalgo made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Chancon's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Mercado came free, but Serafín Boonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafín Boonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Mercado in the 58th minute of play. Alejandro Hidalgo didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-1 via right post in the game's 60th minute. Chancon's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 64th minute, Milián Fabri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Hidalgo in the 65th minute of play forced Saxamar FC's goalkeeper Diego Armando Davison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafín Boonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Gafo in the 70th minute of play. Aníbal Gafo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Serafín Boonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aníbal Gafo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafín Boonen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. If Aníbal Gafo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Armando Davison made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Manuel Antonio Anabalon sent off a good shot on target. If Manuel Antonio Anabalon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Antonio Anabalon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Diego Armando Davison skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Fabián Arias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chancon's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabián Arias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Armando Davison breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Antonio Anabalon got free with Diego Armando Davison in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manuel Antonio Anabalon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Armando Davison having to interfere. Diego Armando Davison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Hidalgo in the 97th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chancon walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.