League Play-Off

Estadio Sepultura
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sepultura's Celestino Elivareo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 11 minutes into the game, Matias Musko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lucio Lon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Celestino Elivareo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Lucio Lon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucio Lon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Elivareo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Celestino Elivareo 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. Abel Elazar's late challenge caught a Ñacuñán AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abel Elazar helped the player get up and apologised. Abel Elazar hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. If Celestino Elivareo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Matias Musko could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Lucio Lon however easily saved by the left post. Lucio Lon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Elivareo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Celestino Elivareo came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Sepultura 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 Celestino Elivareo couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Delmar Licerio made the kick off in the second half. Ñacuñán AFC's Lucio Lon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Elivareo in the 59th minute of play. If Leonardo Olentzaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ñacuñán AFC booed when Sepultura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Tab didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Enrique Llanos fired a really elegant long shot, but Patricio Araoz threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. A collision led to Sepultura getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Melchor Cordera hit a great ball. After 73 minutes of play, Sepultura's Matias Musko made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Lon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute, Leonardo Olentzaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ñacuñán AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Sepultura's Matias Musko got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Ñacuñán AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Musko came free, but Lucio Lon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucio Lon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestino Elivareo in the 99th minute of the match. Ñacuñán AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.