League Play-Off

Estadio Macuchi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lopez Canta made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Lopez Canta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Uja was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 8th match minute, Lluzhapa SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Guereña to maneuver through the defense. Ximen Cosio, 9 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lluzhapa SC's goalkeeper Blanco Felpeto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noriega Lete got free with Blanco Felpeto in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Macuchi's Agustin Herbi got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Lopez Canta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patricio Uja was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Wilfredo Almenara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Patricio Uja. Macuchi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Venerando Alacan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Noriega Lete fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blanco Felpeto having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Venerando Alacan 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. When Franklin Guereña fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lluzhapa SC's protests and gave Franklin Guereña a yellow card for diving instead. Franklin Guereña kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. If Venerando Alacan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patricio Uja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtats Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Patricio Uja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lopez Canta, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Urtats Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Patricio Uja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Macuchi's Patricio Uja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtats Romero in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Venerando Alacan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Macuchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Venerando Alacan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Blanco Felpeto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 55th minute, Franklin Guereña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venerando Alacan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Blanco Felpeto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Urtats Romero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patricio Uja made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Urtats Romero sent off a good shot on target. Blanco Felpeto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noriega Lete, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilfredo Almenara during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 69 minutes into the game, one of Lluzhapa SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 73rd minute, Rodolfo Munaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Noriega Lete sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lopez Canta charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lopez Canta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lopez Canta hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Ximen Cosio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Blanco Felpeto. Lluzhapa SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Urtats Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Macuchi had won after a very even match.