League Play-Off

Sibambe
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. Luis Cue started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Díaz Mauriz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso Bozo was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. A collision led to UD Capulicrin getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Díaz Mauriz hit a great ball. Alejandro Calzada charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Calzada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes Sibambe got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Calzada. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Luis Cue managed to get in a good position for a shot. UD Capulicrin's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Cue was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfonso Bozo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 29 minutes, Luis Cue managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UD Capulicrin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Cue was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 31 minutes into the game, Xesus Antequera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sibambe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UD Capulicrin the free kick. A collision led to Sibambe getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Xesus Antequera hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Luis Cue made a precise shot to the right of Alfonso Bozo. Sibambe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Luis Cue recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Alejandro Calzada sped through UD Capulicrin's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Franco Pelegri. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Díaz Mauriz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Alfonso Bozo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. UD Capulicrin's Peter Escobedo pulled a muscle in his leg after 53 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 53 minutes into the game, Patricio Bolimburu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sibambe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UD Capulicrin the free kick. A collision led to Sibambe getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Patricio Bolimburu hit a great ball. Alfonso Bozo made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Díaz Mauriz sent off a good shot on target. Franco Pelegri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Astudillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Chiriboga Cortun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Marcelo Astudillo came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Sibambe 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 Marcelo Astudillo couldn't finish the play. Sibambe's Marcelo Astudillo got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Díaz Mauriz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 69th minute. UD Capulicrin's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 73 minutes into the match, Sibambe's Alejandro Calzada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franco Pelegri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Escobar Macias's late challenge caught a UD Capulicrin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Escobar Macias helped the player get up and apologised. Escobar Macias hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Marcelo Astudillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Pelegri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 minutes, Luis Cue mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UD Capulicrin and the Sibambe players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luis Cue kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. When Alejandro Calzada came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Sibambe 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 Alejandro Calzada couldn't finish the play. A collision led to UD Capulicrin getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Miguel Garate hit a great ball. If Xesus Antequera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.