League Play-Off

Estadio Mani
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. Cristiano Cifuentes started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute of the match Ayarara AFC got a corner. Mani's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Inocente Recabarren ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mani's Albino Bahamondes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Antonio Leyton in the 8th minute of play. Lautaro Quesada hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 11 played minutes, Mani's Danél González shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Javiero San Roman came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mani reached it. If Francisco Antonio Leyton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albino Bahamondes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliciano Alzamora in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Antonio Leyton in the 17th minute of play forced Mani's goalkeeper Albino Bahamondes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bermejo Baracaldo hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Albino Bahamondes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Antonio Leyton, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Mani's Quentín Magnolfi pulled a muscle in his leg after 23 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 23 minutes, Pau Claude mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ayarara AFC and the Mani players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Pau Claude hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Remi Bühler managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mani's supporters rose to their feet, but Remi Bühler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Javiero San Roman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Albino Bahamondes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Antonio Leyton in the 31st minute of the match. Albino Bahamondes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Antonio Leyton's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Pau Claude recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mani's Albino Bahamondes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Antonio Leyton in the 43rd minute of play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Feliciano Alzamora stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Francisco Antonio Leyton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albino Bahamondes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Alzamora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Antonio Leyton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Albino Bahamondes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Alzamora in the 68th minute of play forced Mani's goalkeeper Albino Bahamondes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th match minute, Ayarara AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norino Catalán to maneuver through the defense. When Bermejo Baracaldo came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Mani 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 Bermejo Baracaldo couldn't finish the play. Albino Bahamondes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Alzamora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remi Bühler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Javiero San Roman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Feliciano Alzamora recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Feliciano Alzamora came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Ayarara 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 Feliciano Alzamora couldn't finish the play. If Francisco Antonio Leyton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Antonio Leyton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Albino Bahamondes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, Mani's goal looked a bit too open when Feliciano Alzamora came free, but Albino Bahamondes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mani succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ayarara AFC had controlled the match.