League Play-Off

Estadio Tucos
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. Walter Abeitia started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Walter Abeitia lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Bottero Cena. After 10 minutes of play, UD Tucos's Santo Larquera made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bottero Cena was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th match minute, UD Tucos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quiróz Losada to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Santo Larquera managed to get in a good position for a shot. UD Tucos's supporters rose to their feet, but Santo Larquera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bottero Cena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rixon Cardon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demetrio Elcano in the 31st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Demetrio Elcano in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rixon Cardon saved UD Tucos from getting behind. With a little luck, UD Emperatriz's Bottero Cena got control of the ball when Santo Larquera tried to sneak it across the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Zuñiga Rojas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UD Emperatriz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UD Tucos the free kick. Ruperto Bullan kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Fiallos Lijarco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Demetrio Elcano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Rixon Cardon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 played minutes UD Tucos got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Mendiguren. In the 64th minute Fiallos Lijarco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rixon Cardon 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 Ariel Acebedo during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes UD Tucos got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Acebedo. When Ruperto Bullan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. A collision led to UD Tucos getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ruperto Bullan hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Pablo-Enrique Rosales sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and UD Tucos's Rixon Cardon didn't even have to move. In the 73rd minute, Fiallos Lijarco made a precise shot to the right of Rixon Cardon. UD Tucos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Santo Larquera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Demetrio Elcano 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. If Fiallos Lijarco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Fiallos Lijarco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the game, Marquez Castaños was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UD Tucos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UD Emperatriz the free kick. After 91 played minutes UD Tucos got a freekick which was hit by Marquez Castaños. After having played for 93 minutes, Demetrio Elcano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UD Emperatriz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Demetrio Elcano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.