League Play-Off

Estadio Ñanducita
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcos Palos got the match started through his kick off. Ñanducita's Geronimo Maule played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Reno in the 3rd minute of play. Blas Matia made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Rodolfo Balendin sent off a good shot on target. Blas Matia stood somewhat misplaced when Marcos Palos came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 9 minute. Blas Matia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodolfo Balendin went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Ñanducita's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Reno came free, but Geronimo Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blas Matia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but German Formerio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 25 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Palos got free with Blas Matia in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 32 minutes into the match, German Formerio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Blas Matia, 4-0. After some careless play in the Ñanducita defense, Mauro Reno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geronimo Maule. The Ñanducita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geronimo Maule should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Reno in the 46th minute of play forced Ñanducita's goalkeeper Geronimo Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute, Jaime Lluques 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Lluques stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Marcos Palos notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of C.A.BOCHINI's Blas Matia. Blas Matia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Blas Matia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Formerio in the 58th minute of the match. Ñanducita were furious when Jonathan Cesaro was red carded, 60 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 59 minutes into the game, one of Ñanducita:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 64 minutes into the match, Ñanducita's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Lluques came free, but Geronimo Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcos Palos in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blas Matia saved C.A.BOCHINI from getting behind. In the 73rd minute, Marcos Palos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Blas Matia was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. 79 minutes into the match, Ñanducita's Marcos Palos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Blas Matia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Ñanducita's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Lluques came free, but Geronimo Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Matias Lamberto could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Geronimo Maule however easily saved by the left post. Geronimo Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Lluques in the 86th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Ñanducita's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Lluques came free, but Geronimo Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute of the match C.A.BOCHINI got a corner. Ñanducita's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Efrain Franco ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Marcos Palos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ñanducita's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcos Palos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Blas Matia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ñanducita had played much better football throughout.