League Play-Off

Estadio Rochahuasi
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. Jairo Sotero started the match with the kick off. Alonzo Poz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guido Chayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Alonzo Poz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Gaizko in the 4th minute of play. Piamonte F.C.'s Alonzo Poz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Gaizko in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to Piamonte F.C. getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Santo Grabiel hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Sotero in the 10th minute of play forced Cieneguita FC's goalkeeper Reynaldo Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cieneguita FC's Reynaldo Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Sotero in the 12th minute of play. After 15 played minutes Piamonte F.C.'s Diego Odol stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Reynaldo Cortez stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Cieneguita FC of the goal. In the 16th minute, Filomeno Maule hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Reynaldo Cortez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jairo Sotero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Reynaldo Cortez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jairo Sotero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alonzo Poz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Gaizko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saul Gaizko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alonzo Poz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Saul Gaizko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Alonzo Poz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Piamonte F.C.'s Omar Aimar got a free kick in the 34th minute. Gilberto Gilabert, 35 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. If Benito Justin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Octavio Inko kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saul Gaizko was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Benito Justin 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. 54 minutes into the game, Santo Grabiel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piamonte F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cieneguita FC the free kick. If Jairo Sotero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Jairo Sotero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piamonte F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jairo Sotero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Cortez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 83 minutes, Diego Odol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piamonte F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Diego Odol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reynaldo Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Sotero, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, Omar Aimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Omar Aimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Cieneguita FC's Gilberto Gilabert tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.