League Play-Off

Estadio Guanaco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Victorino Amaya made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guillermo Birjaio in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximo Abeita prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Victorino Amaya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octavio Paskal was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Maximo Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Birjaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Guillermo Birjaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximo Abeita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Guanaco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Espiridion to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Cactaca AFC's Guillermo Birjaio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximo Abeita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Maximo Abeita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Rioja in the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Guanaco's Gervasio Nuxila got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Ermegildo Corderro, 23 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Maximo Abeita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Birjaio in the 26th minute of play. Silverio Eliazar charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silverio Eliazar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th minute of the match Ignacio Txordon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Octavio Paskal skillfully saved the ball. After 32 minutes, Guillermo Birjaio made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Guanaco's Maximo Abeita tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Maximo Abeita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Rioja in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Samuel Rioja cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Maximo Abeita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Victorino Amaya recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Joel Domeka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Samuel Rioja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximo Abeita having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, Guanaco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Espiridion to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guillermo Birjaio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Christian James could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Maximo Abeita made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Urtungo during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cactaca AFC booed when Guanaco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Urtungo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Samuel Rioja could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Maximo Abeita however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Birjaio in the 67th minute of play forced Guanaco's goalkeeper Maximo Abeita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cactaca AFC's Guillermo Birjaio got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Esteve Selatse lost his temper 74 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave Guanaco a penalty, 76 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ignacio Txordon, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cactaca AFC's Octavio Paskal. 1-3. In the 80th match minute, Cactaca AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian James to maneuver through the defense. Victorino Amaya's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Octavio Paskal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Igor Che hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, Cactaca AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Victorino Amaya came free, but Octavio Paskal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victorino Amaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rdth minute of the game Victorino Amaya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cactaca AFC's Octavio Paskal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.