League Play-Off

Estadio Zhina
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. Xandro Tolentin started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vachon Balli in the 8th minute of play forced Zhina FC's goalkeeper Pio Omaña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Unax Burset showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xandro Tolentin in the 11th minute of the match. Vachon Balli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pinto Ruicerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Pio Omaña tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Vachon Balli came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Cachipambi 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 Vachon Balli couldn't finish the play. Unax Larena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xandro Tolentin in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Unax Burset saved Cachipambi from getting behind. When Vachon Balli came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Cachipambi 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 Vachon Balli couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xandro Tolentin in the 33rd minute of play forced Cachipambi's goalkeeper Unax Burset to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Zhina FC's Xandro Tolentin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Unax Burset narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Zhina FC booed when Cachipambi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Almansa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xandro Tolentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Unax Burset tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xandro Tolentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Unax Burset having to interfere. Vachon Balli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Pio Omaña tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pinto Ruicerezo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Roman Almansa 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. Gerardo Abadie kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Xandro Tolentin hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the game, Jacinto Malet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zhina FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cachipambi the free kick. Pinto Ruicerezo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-1 to the left of a surprised Pio Omaña 62 minutes into the match. After 64 minutes, Garrido Morelo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cachipambi and the Zhina FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Garrido Morelo hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Cachipambi's goal looked a bit too open when Unax Larena came free, but Unax Burset reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67thth minute of the game Xandro Tolentin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cachipambi's Unax Burset was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xandro Tolentin in the 69th minute of play forced Cachipambi's goalkeeper Unax Burset to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerardo Abadie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Pinto Ruicerezo took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Pio Omaña to make any attempt to save it. Juan-Alfredo Pinos's late challenge caught a Cachipambi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan-Alfredo Pinos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Juan-Alfredo Pinos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cachipambi's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 82nd minute of the game, when Joaquin Santin after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Zhina FC's goal. Joaquin Santin was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. Xeromo Eguizabal kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pinto Ruicerezo in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pio Omaña saved Zhina FC from getting behind. Xandro Tolentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Unax Burset having to interfere. Vachon Balli struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Pio Omaña didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cachipambi. In the 92nd match minute, Cachipambi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Almansa to maneuver through the defense. Zhina FC's Xandro Tolentin got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.