League Play-Off

Estadio Chihuinda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Justavino Hormaza started the match with the kick off. José-Francisco Guedella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urtsin Medel in the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justavino Hormaza in the 5th minute of play forced UD Chihuinda's goalkeeper Zumar Cabezas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zumar Cabezas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justavino Hormaza, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Urtsin Medel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José-Francisco Guedella having to interfere. UD Chihuinda's Zumar Cabezas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justavino Hormaza in the 15th minute of play. Gonzales Alcazar hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Zumar Cabezas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justavino Hormaza in the 21st minute of play. UD Chihuinda's Zumar Cabezas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Pantojas in the 22nd minute of play. Mariano Pantojas might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zumar Cabezas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Pantojas ran back to his position shaking his head. Urtsin Medel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Méndez Urtasabel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 38th minute. UD Chihuinda's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Mariano Pantojas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Jaguito's Vernaza Valdueza got a free kick in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Méndez Urtasabel made a kick off. Mariano Pantojas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Pantojas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zumar Cabezas having to make a save. If Mariano Pantojas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute Justavino Hormaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zumar Cabezas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Espinola Longoria during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th match minute, UD Chihuinda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Espinola Longoria to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Pantojas got free with Zumar Cabezas in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justavino Hormaza in the 72nd minute of play forced UD Chihuinda's goalkeeper Zumar Cabezas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trota Resines kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. UD Chihuinda's Urtsin Medel got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 80 played minutes Jaguito got a freekick which was hit by Zarando Llorente. When Trota Resines fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jaguito's protests and gave Trota Resines a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Jaguito's Trota Resines got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtsin Medel in the 84th minute of play forced Jaguito's goalkeeper José-Francisco Guedella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Zumar Cabezas managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Jaguito's Mariano Pantojas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 87th minute, Méndez Urtasabel 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. After 89 minutes, Zarando Llorente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jaguito and the UD Chihuinda players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of UD Chihuinda booed when Jaguito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zarando Llorente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaguito's José-Francisco Guedella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Méndez Urtasabel in the 90th minute of play. Mariano Pantojas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Zumar Cabezas made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zarando Llorente got free with Zumar Cabezas in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zumar Cabezas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justavino Hormaza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.