League Play-Off

Estadio Cochisa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tauro Riquelme's late challenge caught a Cochisa AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tauro Riquelme helped the player get up and apologised. Gerardo Mateluna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cochisa AFC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Teodoro Abufom hit a great ball. After 10 played minutes Cochisa AFC got a freekick which was hit by Alesandro Nuñez. After 12 minutes Cochisa AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tauro Riquelme who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Tauro Riquelme got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Juan Jesus Arce quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Miguel Hernánde Arteche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Juan Jesus Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alexis Barcoj, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 16 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Juan Jesus Arce was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Miguel Hernánde Arteche took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Jesus Arce. Juan Jesus Arce dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Miguel Hernánde Arteche scored 0-2 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Jesus Arce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Alexis Barcoj's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Jesus Arce was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. The supporters of FC Peñaflor booed when Cochisa AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Abufom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexis Barcoj recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Carlos Hernán Anastassiou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Peñaflor's Estevan San Cristóbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Mateluna in the 38th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, FC Peñaflor's Miguel Hernánde Arteche sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Jesus Arce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alexis Barcoj's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Jesus Arce read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Miguel Hernánde Arteche struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Juan Jesus Arce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Peñaflor. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexis Barcoj stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Barcoj in the 52nd minute of play forced Cochisa AFC's goalkeeper Juan Jesus Arce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Hernánde Arteche let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 61st minute shot 0-3 at rihgt post. In the 66th minute, Carlos Hernán Anastassiou 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. Alexis Barcoj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Juan Jesus Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th match minute, Cochisa AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Daniel Longa to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Alexis Barcoj made a precise shot to the right of Juan Jesus Arce. Cochisa AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Teodoro Abufom hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Juan Jesus Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis Barcoj, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Teodoro Abufom charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teodoro Abufom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Teodoro Abufom kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Alexis Barcoj dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juan Jesus Arce, 0-5. Juan Jesus Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Barcoj in the 91st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lois Grille during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Lois Grille hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Cochisa AFC's Ernesto Daniel Longa tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The FC Peñaflor supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Peñaflor would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.