League Play-Off

Estadio Pachama
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jose Faine took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pachama's zone, Geraldo León stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roldán Macchiavello came out of the goal and Geraldo León 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, Quitratue FC's Geraldo León got a free kick in the 8th minute. Alex Oroeta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Francisco Martín Quintupil came out and tried to block the shot, but Alex Oroeta slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 9th minute. Francisco Martín Quintupil was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Alex Oroeta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alex Oroeta really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 17 minutes into the match, Quitratue FC's goalkeeper Francisco Martín Quintupil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quintán Ibieta. Roldán Macchiavello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baraquiel Bakovic in the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Quitratue FC's goalkeeper Francisco Martín Quintupil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quintán Ibieta. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Oroeta in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francisco Martín Quintupil saved Quitratue FC from getting behind. After 34 played minutes Pachama got a freekick which was hit by Ubaldo Perl. The audience was convinced that Geraldo León's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roldán Macchiavello was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Roldán Macchiavello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo León in the 47th minute of the match. If Jose Faine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Oroeta made a kick off. The Pachama fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Pachama's Quintán Ibieta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 56th minute, Ubaldo Perl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Geraldo León had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roldán Macchiavello. Pachama's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geraldo León was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Roldán Macchiavello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Faine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geraldo León could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Roldán Macchiavello made a huge save. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Geraldo León got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Alex Oroeta struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Francisco Martín Quintupil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pachama. Francisco Martín Quintupil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Oroeta in the 77th minute of the match. Quitratue FC's Candido Maira couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 94th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pachama. If Anacleto Orostegui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 98 minutes of play Pachama's Ubaldo Perl was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 99th minute, Ubaldo Perl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Quitratue FC's Candido Maira couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 100th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pachama. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Quitratue FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.