League Play-Off

Escalera
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Zigor Cugurulls's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Huerta was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Zigor Cugurulls received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Hugo Huerta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Espinosa Tipular had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Huerta. Escalera FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Espinosa Tipular was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ricardo Mendaña in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Chico Muro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 15th minute, Cristian Pavolleta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, Ricardo Mendaña got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hernan Calzon during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th minute, Hernan Calzon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colaizaca's Chico Muro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Colaizaca from getting a goal against them. In the 23rd minute of the match, Luciano Cubero tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Chico Muro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 25 minutes into the match, Escalera FC's goal looked a bit too open when Espinosa Tipular came free, but Hugo Huerta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Huerta came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Colaizaca's Espinosa Tipular. But to his dismay, Espinosa Tipular quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 32nd match minute, Colaizaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Pavolleta to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Luciano Cubero put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Chico Muro. Zigor Cugurulls received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Hugo Huerta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Luciano Cubero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Escalera FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colaizaca were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luciano Cubero made a kick off. Colaizaca were furious when Ricart Canzino was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Ricardo Mendaña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Chico Muro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Zuñiga Poladura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colaizaca's supporters rose to their feet, but Zuñiga Poladura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Huerta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Espinosa Tipular sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Escalera FC's zone, Cristian Pavolleta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Huerta came out of the goal and Cristian Pavolleta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Espinosa Tipular came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Colaizaca 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 Espinosa Tipular couldn't finish the play. Hugo Huerta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zuñiga Poladura in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, Luciano Cubero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Espinosa Tipular's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Hugo Huerta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 94 minutes into the match, Luciano Cubero notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Colaizaca's Chico Muro. Chico Muro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Escalera FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colaizaca for a fine match.