League Play-Off

Estadio Jáchal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Rincón FC's Niceto Oton 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. When Oscar Balendin fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jáchal's protests and gave Oscar Balendin a yellow card for diving instead. Oscar Balendin kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Jáchal's Domingos Chabier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Oton in the 5th minute of play. Niceto Oton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute Edgard Austin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Atauri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 13 played minutes Rincón FC got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Peio. Augusto Xacintu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Carlos Atauri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victor Isusko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Domingos Chabier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victor Isusko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Chabier having to interfere. Carlos Atauri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Austin in the 30th minute of play. Augusto Xacintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Rincón FC's zone, Edgard Austin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Atauri came out of the goal and Edgard Austin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tadeo Sanchez during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jáchal's Augusto Xacintu got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Jáchal's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Oton came free, but Domingos Chabier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Atauri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Xacintu went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Augusto Xacintu might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Atauri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Augusto Xacintu ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Austin in the 46th minute of play forced Rincón FC's goalkeeper Carlos Atauri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After a defensive mix-up in Rincón FC's zone, Augusto Xacintu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Atauri came out of the goal and Augusto Xacintu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Edgard Austin came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Jáchal 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 Edgard Austin couldn't finish the play. Albino Venceslao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Carlos Atauri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Atauri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Austin in the 60th minute of the match. When Augusto Xacintu came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Jáchal 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 Augusto Xacintu couldn't finish the play. Carlos Atauri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Austin in the 65th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Rincón FC's Domingos Chabier threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Niceto Oton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 77th match minute, Jáchal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Austin to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Jáchal's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Oton came free, but Domingos Chabier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 97 minutes, Augusto Xacintu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jáchal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augusto Xacintu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Jáchal fully deserved thier win.