League Play-Off

Chanco
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. Norino Perochena started the match with the kick off. Valentín Serrano came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Pua AFC's Norino Perochena. But to his dismay, Norino Perochena quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Valentín Serrano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Norino Perochena's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Florencio Ovando kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Norino Perochena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Pedro Manuel Eguiluz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilfredo Lavanderos kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Pedro Manuel Eguiluz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Serna having to interfere. Valentín Serrano didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pua AFC's Norino Perochena shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 32 minutes into the game, Sebastián Almoraza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chanco AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pua AFC the free kick. After 32 played minutes Chanco AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Almoraza. Chanco AFC's Valentín Serrano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norino Perochena in the 33rd minute of play. Norino Perochena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Valentín Serrano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vinicio Bozo during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vinicio Bozo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Pedro Manuel Eguiluz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Serna having to interfere. Norino Perochena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentín Serrano having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mariano Evar during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes Chanco AFC got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Evar. 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 Marco Armando to make the kick off. Pedro Manuel Eguiluz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Manuel Eguiluz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Natalio Serna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natalio Serna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Armando in the 59th minute of play. When Ángel Diestre came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Pua 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 Ángel Diestre couldn't finish the play. After having played for 66 minutes, Pedro Manuel Eguiluz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chanco AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Manuel Eguiluz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pua AFC's Natalio Serna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Armando in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 86 minutes, Marco Armando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chanco AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Armando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Pua AFC's Vinicio Bozo got a free kick in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Armando in the 88th minute of play forced Pua AFC's goalkeeper Natalio Serna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pua AFC's Ángel Diestre got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vinicio Bozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentín Serrano having to interfere. Ángel Diestre succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 95th playminute. The Pua AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.