League Play-Off

Pucay
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Perez Deco got the match started through his kick off. Xzavaier Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perez Deco in the 3rd minute of the match. Michatroni83's Hector-Luis Munguia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Queduro in the 4th minute of play. In the 6thth minute of the game Perez Deco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.S. EMELEC's Xzavaier Marin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, C.S. EMELEC's Xzavaier Marin got control of the ball when Perez Deco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hector-Luis Munguia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ugutz Obispo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Michatroni83's Perez Deco in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.S. EMELEC's goalie prevented a goal. 18 minutes into the game, Texeira Puntones was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.S. EMELEC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Michatroni83 the free kick. After 18 played minutes C.S. EMELEC got a freekick which was hit by Texeira Puntones. Perez Deco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hector-Luis Munguia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renán Parte in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renán Parte in the 23rd minute of play forced Michatroni83's goalkeeper Hector-Luis Munguia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Perez Deco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jonatan Bouceda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xzavaier Marin having to interfere. In the 44th match minute, C.S. EMELEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moreta Incera to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute of the match Michatroni83 got a corner. C.S. EMELEC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Perez Deco ran over to the corner to take the kick. Villafuerte Falceto made a great header on Michatroni83's corner, it was just that C.S. EMELEC's Xzavaier Marin managed to reach the ball for a save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The supporters of C.S. EMELEC booed when Michatroni83 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luzuriaga Centeñes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hector-Luis Munguia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Texeira Puntones, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Renán Parte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.S. EMELEC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Perez Deco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Michatroni83's supporters rose to their feet, but Perez Deco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xzavaier Marin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, C.S. EMELEC's Hector-Luis Munguia threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Freddy Queduro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hector-Luis Munguia was a little too slow when Texeira Puntones got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 0-2. When Camacho Retortillo fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.S. EMELEC's protests and gave Camacho Retortillo a yellow card for diving instead. Perez Deco walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Michatroni83's Hector-Luis Munguia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Michatroni83 from getting a goal against them. C.S. EMELEC's Xzavaier Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perez Deco in the 78th minute of play. Jonatan Bouceda took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xzavaier Marin. Xzavaier Marin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 93 minutes into the game, Venceslas Zumiza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Michatroni83's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.S. EMELEC the free kick. A collision led to Michatroni83 getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Venceslas Zumiza hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. C.S. EMELEC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.