League Play-Off

Estadio Nachiyacu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zoilo Agosta kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lavallén Rabanera during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hector Abos kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Franklin Tornamira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeruko Pallar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Nachiyacu FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ordóñez Andaltia hit a great ball. Nachiyacu FC's Franklin Tornamira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeruko Pallar in the 16th minute of play. Zeruko Pallar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Franklin Tornamira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute Zoilo Agosta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franklin Tornamira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Zeruko Pallar came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Chucchilan 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 Zeruko Pallar couldn't finish the play. Zuhaitz Lluberas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zarando Lombera in the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, one of Chucchilan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Zuhaitz Lluberas, was totally fooled by Nachiyacu FC's Rosario Arberas, who 27 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Franklin Tornamira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeruko Pallar in the 30th minute of the match. Raul Collazo kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Chucchilan's Hernández Vidania got a free kick in the 37th minute. Nachiyacu FC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 39th minute of the game, when Rosario Arberas after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Chucchilan's goal. Rosario Arberas was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. During the 40th minute of the match Hector Abos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hector Abos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 41st minute, Hector Abos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Zarando Lombera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zuhaitz Lluberas was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zarando Lombera in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zuhaitz Lluberas saved Chucchilan from getting behind. Zoilo Agosta kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 49th minute Nachiyacu FC were awarded a corner. Rosario Arberas went to the cornerflag to take it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zarando Lombera made a kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Xavian Bermeo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chucchilan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavian Bermeo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norberto Ubilla during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Nachiyacu FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Norberto Ubilla hit a great ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Zeruko Pallar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chucchilan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeruko Pallar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Zoilo Agosta fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chucchilan's protests and gave Zoilo Agosta a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Nachiyacu FC booed when Chucchilan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoilo Agosta didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Aires Casielles came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Nachiyacu FC 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 Aires Casielles couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Lombera in the 63rd minute of play forced Chucchilan's goalkeeper Zuhaitz Lluberas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nachiyacu FC booed when Chucchilan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoilo Agosta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zeruko Pallar struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Franklin Tornamira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chucchilan. Chucchilan's Zuhaitz Lluberas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aires Casielles in the 70th minute of play. Zarando Lombera struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Zuhaitz Lluberas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nachiyacu FC. After having played for 77 minutes, Zeruko Pallar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chucchilan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeruko Pallar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Xavian Bermeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeruko Pallar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Aires Casielles came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Nachiyacu FC 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 Aires Casielles couldn't finish the play. Zarando Lombera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nachiyacu FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chucchilan for a fine match.