League Play-Off

Estadio Pindilic
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alvaro Felipo started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Pindilic SC's zone, Xurdin Villariño stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Murillo Ovin came out of the goal and Xurdin Villariño tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Pindilic SC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Damian Sarralde hit a great ball. After 9 minutes of play, Tigua FC's Eugenio Tu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Murillo Ovin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zelipe Cetina's late challenge caught a Pindilic SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zelipe Cetina helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tigua FC's Zelipe Cetina got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 17 minutes of play, Tigua FC's Eugenio Tu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Murillo Ovin was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Xurdin Villariño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Murillo Ovin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xurdin Villariño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerson Olivan made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Alvaro Felipo sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Tigua FC booed when Pindilic SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Conti didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Tigua FC's goalkeeper Jerson Olivan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvaro Felipo. 31 minutes into the game, one of Pindilic SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Eugenio Tu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Pindilic SC's zone, Xurdin Villariño stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Murillo Ovin came out of the goal and Xurdin Villariño tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eugenio Tu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Eugenio Tu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Ovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Tigua FC's Eugenio Tu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Reno in the 61st minute of play forced Tigua FC's goalkeeper Jerson Olivan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xurdin Villariño took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Murillo Ovin. Murillo Ovin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Murillo Ovin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Tu, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 75th minute Eugenio Tu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Ovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Murillo Ovin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Tu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Tigua FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xavierlada Malvido came free, but Jerson Olivan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tigua FC's Nicolás Gabi got a free kick in the 81st minute. Telmo Loayza hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jerson Olivan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Felipo in the 88th minute of play. Murillo Ovin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Tu, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute.