League Play-Off

Estadio Chaullamba
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Juan-Angel Arciniega left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CD Alvarado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Juan-Angel Arciniega managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD Alvarado's supporters rose to their feet, but Juan-Angel Arciniega was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Estrada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arturo Sobera might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Estrada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Sobera ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13th minute, Xzaiver Irizarry 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. Arturo Sobera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Justavino Louzara hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Chaullamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Sobera came free, but Martin Estrada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, CD Alvarado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xuan Illanas to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Chaullamba FC's Castro Bustillo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Juan-Angel Arciniega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Estrada having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Sobera in the 41st minute of play forced Chaullamba FC's goalkeeper Martin Estrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Chaullamba FC got a freekick which was hit by Justavino Louzara. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Juan-Angel Arciniega managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD Alvarado's supporters rose to their feet, but Juan-Angel Arciniega was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Estrada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arturo Sobera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Estrada having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Xzaiver Irizarry made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in CD Alvarado's zone, Cordero Chavarre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Cañizares came out of the goal and Cordero Chavarre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xzaiver Irizarry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Santos Cañizares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cordero Chavarre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xzaiver Irizarry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xzaiver Irizarry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Cañizares having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xzaiver Irizarry in the 64th minute of play forced CD Alvarado's goalkeeper Santos Cañizares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Sobera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Martin Estrada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arturo Sobera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Cañizares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cordero Chavarre's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Xzaiver Irizarry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santos Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cordero Chavarre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chaullamba FC's goalkeeper Martin Estrada, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xzaiver Irizarry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Cañizares having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. CD Alvarado had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.