League Play-Off

Ovalle
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Paz started the match with the kick off. If Marco Paz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 12 minutes, Zarpas Atienza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hospital AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zarpas Atienza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 13th minute, Marco Paz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hospital AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Valentino Bühler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tauro Azagra in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Hospital AFC's Marco Paz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentino Bühler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marco Paz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentino Bühler having to interfere. Valentino Bühler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zarpas Atienza's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Zarpas Atienza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentino Bühler having to interfere. After having played for 25 minutes, Marco Paz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hospital AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Paz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Conrado Almonacid kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, one of Ovalle AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ovalle AFC. 35 minutes into the game, Marco Paz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Valentino Bühler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marco Paz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentino Bühler having to interfere. Zarpas Atienza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentino Bühler having to interfere. The Ovalle AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hospital AFC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Luis Velarde to make the kick off. Rolando Cabedo charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rolando Cabedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zarpas Atienza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st match minute, Hospital AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tauro Azagra to maneuver through the defense. Juan Luis Velarde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erasmo Bauza having to interfere. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ovalle AFC's goalkeeper Valentino Bühler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marco Paz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roger Pineda hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Juan Alfonso Ugas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Erasmo Bauza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rolando Cabedo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Marco Paz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zarpas Atienza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Valentino Bühler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Alfonso Ugas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erasmo Bauza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. The Ovalle AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hospital AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.