League Play-Off

Estadio Chimbucta
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauricio Irisarri took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ysmael Castañondo sped through UD Alvarez's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Intriago Rigueiro. Ximeno Farran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Umea Mercadillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Intriago Rigueiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Irisarri, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When Mauricio Irisarri came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the CD Chimbucta 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 Mauricio Irisarri couldn't finish the play. Intriago Rigueiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ysmael Castañondo in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ximeno Farran in the 35th minute of play forced CD Chimbucta's goalkeeper Umea Mercadillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Intriago Rigueiro made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ysmael Castañondo sent off a good shot on target. 41 minutes into the game, Ovando Trasierra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CD Chimbucta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UD Alvarez the free kick. A collision led to CD Chimbucta getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ovando Trasierra hit a great ball. UD Alvarez's Felipe Goyo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Umea Mercadillo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 47th minute, Urtsua Senabres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ximeno Farran to make the kick off. Bernardo Deleyto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Umea Mercadillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Ximeno Farran managed to get in a good position for a shot. UD Alvarez's supporters rose to their feet, but Ximeno Farran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Umea Mercadillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. UD Alvarez's Leon Beysama suffered a concussion in the 60th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Emiliano Mazarredo hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. If Ximeno Farran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bernardo Deleyto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Umea Mercadillo made a huge save. Bernardo Deleyto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th match minute, UD Alvarez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ximeno Farran to maneuver through the defense. Urtsua Senabres was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 92 minutes into the game, Coyette Trelles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UD Alvarez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CD Chimbucta the free kick. Ysmael Castañondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Intriago Rigueiro having to interfere. A collision led to UD Alvarez getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Coyette Trelles hit a great ball. Intriago Rigueiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Irisarri in the 100th minute of play. CD Chimbucta's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.