League Play-Off

Estadio Tahuaico
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. John Gox started the match with the kick off. Klimovich Pedronera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Jansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. John Gox took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roris Camarero. Roris Camarero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 10th minute Rogerio Bocos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roris Camarero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roris Camarero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rogerio Bocos went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Cerdeira during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hernando Hualde hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Desiderio Coracera hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute Martin Jansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klimovich Pedronera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogerio Bocos during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of MILAN booed when Cuenca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogerio Bocos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lisandro Vede received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Klimovich Pedronera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Xosepe Elorriaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. MILAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Xosepe Elorriaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Klimovich Pedronera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the game, Alonzo Munozcano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cuenca FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MILAN the free kick. A collision led to Cuenca FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Alonzo Munozcano hit a great ball. The MILAN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cuenca FC were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martin Jansson was the one to do the kick off. After 51 played minutes Cuenca FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Escolar. John Gox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Roris Camarero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cuenca FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. John Gox hit a great ball. If Martin Jansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Klimovich Pedronera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Kasprzak, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Xosepe Elorriaga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Klimovich Pedronera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. A collision led to Cuenca FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. John Gox hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes Cuenca FC got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Arevalo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Cerdeira in the 73rd minute of play forced Cuenca FC's goalkeeper Klimovich Pedronera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cuenca FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Rogerio Bocos hit a great ball. Xosepe Elorriaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Cerdeira in the 88th minute of play forced Cuenca FC's goalkeeper Klimovich Pedronera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Martin Jansson made a precise shot to the right of Klimovich Pedronera. Cuenca FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After a rather tough play, Cuenca FC's Erick Gonta got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the MILAN players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.