League Play-Off

Estadio Portezuelo
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. Mauro Hucke started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Pachingo's zone, Isadoro Huaiquiman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristóbal Ascue came out of the goal and Isadoro Huaiquiman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Cristóbal Ascue managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Portezuelo FC's Mauro Hucke fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the last second Cristóbal Ascue throw himself and got hold of the ball when Mauro Hucke in the 7thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When Juan María Lama came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Pachingo 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 Juan María Lama couldn't finish the play. When Benito Soza came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Pachingo 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 Benito Soza couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Benito Soza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pachingo's supporters rose to their feet, but Benito Soza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomiro Moxo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristóbal Ascue made an important save on a dangerous shot by Velasco Faine in the 25th minute. After 29 played minutes Pachingo got a freekick which was hit by Estevan Oyarzabal. When Portezuelo FC's Mauro Hucke in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pachingo's goalie prevented a goal. Juan María Lama received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Baldomiro Moxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Juan María Lama ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baldomiro Moxo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Cristóbal Ascue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Hucke, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Velasco Faine scored 2-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristóbal Ascue, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Pachingo's goalkeeper Cristóbal Ascue had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Velasco Faine. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Juan María Lama to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 57 minutes, Juan María Lama managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pachingo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan María Lama was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute Mauro Hucke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóbal Ascue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Abdón Sastre fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portezuelo FC's protests and gave Abdón Sastre a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Abdón Sastre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristóbal Ascue didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mauro Hucke went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Portezuelo FC's Mauro Hucke got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juan María Lama blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baldomiro Moxo having to make a save. The supporters of Pachingo booed when Portezuelo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Topocho Abusleme didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Juan María Lama had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Portezuelo FC's Baldomiro Moxo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Portezuelo FC from getting a goal against them. Velasco Faine's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristóbal Ascue read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Pachingo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.