League Play-Off

Estadio Rojas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chiriboga Rabelo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Michael Blanquel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Lechister's Palacios Pobes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 3rd match minute, FC Lechister was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moreta Carpio to maneuver through the defense. Chiriboga Rabelo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Depino having to make a save. Rojas's Julio Depino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiriboga Rabelo in the 10th minute of play. If Chiriboga Rabelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zayvius Rioboo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Julio Depino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Chiriboga Rabelo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Lechister fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Chiriboga Rabelo might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Depino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chiriboga Rabelo ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Faustino Herrador managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rojas's supporters rose to their feet, but Faustino Herrador was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Palacios Pobes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rojas's Michael Blanquel got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, FC Lechister's Palacios Pobes got control of the ball when Faustino Herrador tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Michael Blanquel came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Rojas 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 Michael Blanquel couldn't finish the play. Zayvius Rioboo took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Depino. Julio Depino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 45 played minutes FC Lechister got a freekick which was hit by Moreta Carpio. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Michael Blanquel made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, FC Lechister's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Blanquel came free, but Palacios Pobes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palacios Pobes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Blanquel, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Rojas's goal looked a bit too open when Chiriboga Rabelo came free, but Julio Depino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palacios Pobes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Blanquel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erwin Asarta's late challenge caught a Rojas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erwin Asarta helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Lechister getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Erwin Asarta hit a great ball. Palacios Pobes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Herrador in the 80th minute of play. With a little luck, Rojas's Julio Depino got control of the ball when Zayvius Rioboo tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Rojas getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Figueroa Cascajares hit a great ball. In the 87th minute Chiriboga Rabelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Depino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Rojas's goal looked a bit too open when Chiriboga Rabelo came free, but Julio Depino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Lechister's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vedillo Espinosa in the 92nd minute. When Chiriboga Rabelo fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Lechister's protests and gave Chiriboga Rabelo a yellow card for diving instead. FC Lechister's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.