League Play-Off

Estadio Charahue
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jeronimo Abad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xavi Daldos went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Leovigildo Barrenechea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaitán Lezaeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gaitán Lezaeta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clemente Valdivia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valparaiso United's Leovigildo Barrenechea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Valparaiso United from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Xavi Daldos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valparaiso United's supporters rose to their feet, but Xavi Daldos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeronimo Abad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Xavi Daldos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. José Alejandro Massa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leovigildo Barrenechea having to interfere. Jeronimo Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Schindler in the 42nd minute of play. Charahue's Gaitán Lezaeta got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xavi Daldos made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Charahue's goalkeeper Jeronimo Abad had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Domingo Schindler. Clemente Valdivia hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Domingo Schindler managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valparaiso United's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingo Schindler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeronimo Abad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clemente Valdivia during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Clemente Valdivia hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Xavi Daldos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valparaiso United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavi Daldos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 77 played minutes Xavi Daldos rounded Charahue's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. A collision led to Valparaiso United getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Pau Marileo hit a great ball. Gaitán Lezaeta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Leovigildo Barrenechea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Valparaiso United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Marín Marshall hit a great ball. Leovigildo Barrenechea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Alejandro Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeronimo Abad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domingo Schindler in the 95th minute. Charahue's Jeronimo Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavi Daldos in the 99th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Valparaiso United had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.