League Play-Off

Estadio Chusmiza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ángel Villacosta kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Chusmiza AFC's Lester Pujadas got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Juan Alberto Salvador took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ángel Villacosta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Romano Recalde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Tacata's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Romano Recalde fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Chusmiza AFC booed when Tacata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reces Budinich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xaiver Tripailaf stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felipo Thompson's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Felipo Thompson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Tacata's Xaiver Tripailaf got control of the ball when Romano Recalde tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Ángel Villacosta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipo Thompson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Alberto Salvador made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino San Cristóbal in the 42nd minute of play. 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.

The wind increased when Felipo Thompson made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Romano Recalde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xaiver Tripailaf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 53 minutes of play, Chusmiza AFC's Romano Recalde made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xaiver Tripailaf was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56th minute, Romano Recalde ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xaiver Tripailaf was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Ángel Villacosta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Alberto Salvador didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celestino San Cristóbal went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Felipo Thompson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xaiver Tripailaf having to interfere. Juan Alberto Salvador was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ángel Villacosta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 74 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipo Thompson in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xaiver Tripailaf prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miliano Santander in the 91st minute of play forced Tacata's goalkeeper Xaiver Tripailaf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celestino San Cristóbal got free with Juan Alberto Salvador in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 97th minute of the match Martin Muñiz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juan Alberto Salvador showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.