League Play-Off

Sipiza
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. Naelio Gallegos started the match with the kick off. Elear Dudagoitia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zenaido Cabañas having to interfere. If Marcos Moreau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zenaido Cabañas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Moreau went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sipiza FC's Zenaido Cabañas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elear Dudagoitia in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Rogelio Campos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sipiza FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chictuca the free kick. Elear Dudagoitia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ariano Diban kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Elear Dudagoitia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenaido Cabañas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xacobo Hormann charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xacobo Hormann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sipiza FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Xacobo Hormann hit a great ball. After a long run with the ball, Tito Monge did a trick in the 25th minute in front of Sipiza FC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-2. An impressive performance by Chictuca's Tito Monge! In the 29th minute Marcos Moreau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenaido Cabañas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Elear Dudagoitia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenaido Cabañas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sipiza FC's zone, Dalmacio Peñailillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zenaido Cabañas came out of the goal and Dalmacio Peñailillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zenaido Cabañas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tito Monge in the 35th minute of the match. Elear Dudagoitia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pietro Fanjul took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zenaido Cabañas. Sipiza FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chictuca's goalkeeper Benito Irarrázaval, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Naelio Gallegos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sipiza FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Naelio Gallegos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Irarrázaval breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcos Moreau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zenaido Cabañas having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elear Dudagoitia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Chictuca's Marcos Moreau made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zenaido Cabañas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Chictuca's Elear Dudagoitia in the 55th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Zenaido Cabañas was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Sipiza FC through an amazing save. After a defensive mix-up in Sipiza FC's zone, Elear Dudagoitia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zenaido Cabañas came out of the goal and Elear Dudagoitia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elear Dudagoitia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ariano Diban hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Elear Dudagoitia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chictuca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elear Dudagoitia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcos Moreau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Zenaido Cabañas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elear Dudagoitia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zenaido Cabañas having to interfere. Dalmacio Peñailillo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zenaido Cabañas came out and tried to block the shot, but Dalmacio Peñailillo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 67th minute. Zenaido Cabañas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elear Dudagoitia's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Moreau got free with Zenaido Cabañas in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zenaido Cabañas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elear Dudagoitia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Irarrázaval showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Calderón in the 79th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Elear Dudagoitia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zenaido Cabañas was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elear Dudagoitia in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zenaido Cabañas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sipiza FC's Zenaido Cabañas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Sipiza FC from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes into the match, Chictuca's Elear Dudagoitia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zenaido Cabañas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Chictuca left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sipiza FC.