League Play-Off

Estadio Allende
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. Raphael Samperio started the match with the kick off. If Raphael Samperio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Valente Cruzado's late challenge caught a Pinera FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valente Cruzado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th match minute, Allende was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valente Cruzado to maneuver through the defense. Gil Espineiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Hoyon having to interfere. Bras Peñaranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bras Peñaranda struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Melquiades Hoyon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Allende. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manni Soveron in the 20th minute of play forced Allende's goalkeeper Teo Santayana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pinera FC's Melquiades Hoyon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Pinera FC from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute, Raphael Samperio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teo Santayana was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Manni Soveron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teo Santayana having to interfere. Bras Peñaranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Bras Peñaranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Allende players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pinera FC were winning 0-1.

Melquiades Hoyon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Espineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When Mauro Vesga came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Allende 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 Mauro Vesga couldn't finish the play. Teo Santayana was a little too slow when Raphael Samperio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-2. 73 minutes into the game, Mauro Vesga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Allende's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pinera FC the free kick. Mauro Vesga kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Manni Soveron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teo Santayana having to interfere. Allende's Teo Santayana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Allende from getting a goal against them. Teo Santayana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael Samperio, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 91st match minute, Pinera FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urtsua Bailey to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Allende's Martxot Gaig in action when he in the 92nd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pinera FC's goalkeeper Melquiades Hoyon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Gil Espineiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melquiades Hoyon. Pinera FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Espineiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The Allende supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pinera FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pinera FC.