League Play-Off

Taficillo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 邵星迅 kicked off to start the match. Hugo Lluciano came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by River Plate's Willie Whitley. But to his dismay, Willie Whitley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Miramar For Ever's goal looked a bit too open when Willie Whitley came free, but Hugo Lluciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Willie Whitley sped through Miramar For Ever's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hugo Lluciano. In the 36th minute, Nicolas Astudillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 minutes of play, River Plate's Venancio Caetano made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Lluciano was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Carolo Matteo made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to River Plate getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Carolo Matteo hit a great ball. Carolo Matteo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Lluciano having to interfere. Carolo Matteo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Hugo Lluciano made a huge save. Marco Rios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Mateo, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Willie Whitley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Lluciano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Miramar For Ever's 邵星迅 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Rios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Nicolas Astudillo's late challenge caught a River Plate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicolas Astudillo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Miramar For Ever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Astudillo to maneuver through the defense. After 85 played minutes Miramar For Ever got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Mateo. In the 86th minute Roque Che shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Lluciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willie Whitley got free with Hugo Lluciano in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Miramar For Ever getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Wilson de Barros hit a great ball. Miramar For Ever's Hugo Lluciano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Miramar For Ever from getting a goal against them. Santiago Mateo hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Miramar For Ever manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing River Plate to win.