League Play-Off

Punitaqui
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mannuel Olarra took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ismael Nazario Iribarren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Messia having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Punitaqui FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mannuel Olarra came free, but Arturo Melgarejo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Punitaqui FC booed when Hueilla AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabricio Aldea didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Nazario Iribarren in the 17th minute of play forced Hueilla AFC's goalkeeper Benedicto Messia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ismael Nazario Iribarren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Punitaqui FC booed when Hueilla AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leovigildo Rosales didn't get a good kick on the ball. Punitaqui FC's Arturo Melgarejo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mannuel Olarra in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Fabricio Aldea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 27 in the game by Samuel Marchena from a close distance when the talented Benedicto Messia managed to make a qualified save. Hueilla AFC's players were relieved. Hueilla AFC's Benedicto Messia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Hueilla AFC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Hueilla AFC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Inocente Báez hit a great ball. Samuel Marchena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Messia having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ismael Nazario Iribarren to make the kick off. Samuel Marchena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Messia having to interfere. Samuel Marchena kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Fabricio Aldea charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabricio Aldea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, Fabricio Aldea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabricio Aldea hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Hueilla AFC's Benedicto Messia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Nazario Iribarren in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Samuel Marchena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benedicto Messia. Hueilla AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samuel Marchena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Punitaqui FC's Arturo Melgarejo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Punitaqui FC from getting a goal against them. Norberto Medina who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Arturo Melgarejo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Norberto Medina came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Hueilla AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Norberto Medina couldn't finish the play. Samuel Marchena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Benedicto Messia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Mannuel Olarra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hueilla AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mannuel Olarra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Melgarejo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arturo Melgarejo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mannuel Olarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Norberto Medina managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hueilla AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Norberto Medina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Melgarejo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mannuel Olarra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Melgarejo having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Punitaqui FC's goalkeeper Arturo Melgarejo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norberto Medina. Mannuel Olarra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Melgarejo having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Punitaqui FC had won after a very even match.