League Play-Off

Estadio Huepi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Scholtzl took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cumina's Reinaldo Pascal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Cumina from getting a goal against them. Fausto Helo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reinaldo Pascal having to interfere. Miguel Scholtzl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Reinaldo Pascal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Helo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reinaldo Pascal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Huepi's Miguel Scholtzl nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reinaldo Pascal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Fausto Helo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Scholtzl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reinaldo Pascal having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Fausto Helo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Cumina's Reinaldo Pascal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Cumina from getting a goal against them. Osvaldo Alfonso came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Cumina's Haroldo Encina. But to his dismay, Haroldo Encina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 38 minutes of play, Cumina's Haroldo Encina made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldo Alfonso was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 41st minute, Juan María Esparza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Miguel Scholtzl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Haroldo Encina to make the kick off. Miguel Scholtzl struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Reinaldo Pascal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Huepi. After a rather tough play, Cumina's Martin Chadwick got a free kick in the 64th minute. Osvaldo Alfonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Encina in the 68th minute of play. If Fausto Helo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cumina's Reinaldo Pascal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Scholtzl in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Scholtzl in the 78th minute of play forced Cumina's goalkeeper Reinaldo Pascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Scholtzl recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Cumina's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Helo came free, but Reinaldo Pascal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Yeray Alenk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute Fausto Helo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reinaldo Pascal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Scholtzl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reinaldo Pascal having to interfere. Osvaldo Alfonso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Encina in the 98th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cumina walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.