League Play-Off

Estadio Pitishca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Ordóñez Frade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alonzo Zabaleta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zambrano Lama in the 6th minute of the match. Ambrossi Ulloa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Alonzo Zabaleta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogerio Vada kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of BRADFORD UNITED booed when Pitishca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Dosal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Ivan Medeiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BRADFORD UNITED's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pitishca the free kick. The supporters of Pitishca booed when BRADFORD UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Santiago Sanes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ordóñez Frade to make the kick off. Alonzo Zabaleta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ambrossi Ulloa in the 52nd minute of play. When Ordóñez Frade came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the BRADFORD UNITED 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 Ordóñez Frade couldn't finish the play. If Ordóñez Frade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BRADFORD UNITED's Santiago Sanes was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 60th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Santiago Sanes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BRADFORD UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santiago Sanes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 72nd minute, Santiago Sanes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BRADFORD UNITED fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 83rd minute, Pitishca's Maximiliano Caloca seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Maximiliano Caloca the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pitishca protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Maximiliano Caloca had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Lastra Negrete didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santiago Sanes went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Ordóñez Frade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Lastra Negrete tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. BRADFORD UNITED's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.