League Play-Off

Bloomfield Road
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Francisco Antonio Cacho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Antonio Cacho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Rigoberto Machado made a huge save. Norberto Waugh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victoriano Ibarra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Waugh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Saúl Tiñoli in the 10th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Victoriano Ibarra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neltume's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blackpool FC the free kick. After 13 played minutes Neltume got a freekick which was hit by Victoriano Ibarra. After a rather tough play, Neltume's Carlos Saúl Tiñoli got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Neltume's zone, Florín Aliste stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rigoberto Machado came out of the goal and Florín Aliste tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Neltume's Juan Jesus Carrizo got a free kick in the 31st minute. Igon Mozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Machado having to interfere. Jerardo Piña hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luis Angel Arrate to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Neltume got a freekick which was hit by Alonso Casale. After 54 minutes of play, Blackpool FC's Igon Mozo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rigoberto Machado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luis Angel Arrate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Norberto Waugh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rigoberto Machado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florín Aliste's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Victoriano Ibarra notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Blackpool FC's Norberto Waugh. Norberto Waugh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Norberto Waugh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victoriano Ibarra went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Blackpool FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Francisco Antonio Cacho hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Neltume's zone, Florín Aliste stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rigoberto Machado came out of the goal and Florín Aliste tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 79 played minutes Blackpool FC got a freekick which was hit by Luis María Armando. If Florín Aliste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristeo Feloaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. If Florín Aliste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florín Aliste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis María Armando kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Neltume's Luis Angel Arrate slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Norberto Waugh. That made the score 2-3 after 92 minutes of play. In the 96th match minute, Blackpool FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Antonio Cacho to maneuver through the defense. The Neltume players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.