League Play-Off

Huaracina
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Diego Poisson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 3 minutes, Savier Catalán managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pisiga AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Savier Catalán was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Pisiga AFC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Enrique Nordenflycht hit a great ball. Adriano Bastidas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Quim Cortés came out and tried to block the shot, but Adriano Bastidas slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Pisiga AFC's Quim Cortés proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Pisiga AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 15thth minute of the game Diego Poisson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Huaracina FC's César Arizmendi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. César Arizmendi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Poisson in the 16th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Natanael Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quim Cortés saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Poisson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 30 minutes, Francisco Caviedes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pisiga AFC and the Huaracina FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 30 played minutes Pisiga AFC got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Caviedes. 34 minutes into the match, Pisiga AFC's Savier Catalán sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that César Arizmendi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. César Arizmendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Poisson in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Huaracina FC's Angelo Arrau seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Angelo Arrau the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Huaracina FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Angelo Arrau had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Huaracina FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Pisiga AFC. Adam Cumplido stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving César Arizmendi. 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adriano Bastidas to make the kick off. Savier Catalán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Arizmendi having to interfere. Diego Poisson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. César Arizmendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. César Arizmendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Poisson, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Diego Poisson was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Pisiga AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 68 minutes in the game, Savier Catalán fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without César Arizmendi having to interfere. Diego Poisson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. César Arizmendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, Huaracina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salomón Warner to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Savier Catalán 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. Diego Poisson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Savier Catalán got free with César Arizmendi in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Savier Catalán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Arizmendi having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, Pisiga AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Valenzuela to maneuver through the defense. Florián Espina took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Quim Cortés. Pisiga AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Adriano Bastidas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pisiga AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.