League Play-Off

Higuerta
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. Caupolicán Ferari started the match with the kick off. Chumilden AFC's Ferrando Andrews proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Chumilden AFC from getting a goal against them. 3 minutes into the game, Estevan Escobillana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chumilden AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Higuerta FC the free kick. Ferrando Andrews didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 5th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After 15 played minutes Higuerta FC got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Larraeta. A collision led to Chumilden AFC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jon-Ander Deuth hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Higuerta FC's Caupolicán Ferari got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Teodoro Aceituno charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teodoro Aceituno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes Chumilden AFC got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Aceituno. Higuerta FC's Celino Rosselot couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Chumilden AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caupolicán Ferari in the 34th minute of play forced Chumilden AFC's goalkeeper Ferrando Andrews to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gaitano Maquieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caupolicán Ferari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 45 minutes into the game, Eustaquio Bolton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ferrando Andrews was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacob Aragón to make the kick off. Gaitano Maquieira succeeded in the game's 54th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. After 57 minutes, Caupolicán Ferari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Higuerta FC and the Chumilden AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Higuerta FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Caupolicán Ferari hit a great ball. Ferrando Andrews stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Caupolicán Ferari's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Higuerta FC's Jerardo Olasagutia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacob Aragón in the 66th minute of play. Eustaquio Bolton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaitano Maquieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eustaquio Bolton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ferrando Andrews having to make a save. Eustaquio Bolton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferrando Andrews having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Caupolicán Ferari in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferrando Andrews saved Chumilden AFC from getting behind. Higuerta FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chumilden AFC for a fine match.