League Play-Off

Estadio Mera
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Xizavier Candano made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pulisa's zone, Sergio Llera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernandez Granda came out of the goal and Sergio Llera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uhin Hoyos in the 7th minute of play forced Pulisa's goalkeeper Fernandez Granda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Pulisa booed when Mera SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cruz Amandi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roger Rajo, 10 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. Villagra Torroba came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Pulisa's Xizavier Candano. But to his dismay, Xizavier Candano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Fernandez Granda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uhin Hoyos in the 19th minute of play. Caicedo Manjaleguas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Villagra Torroba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duarte Morales scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernandez Granda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Villagra Torroba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xizavier Candano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the game, Sergio Llera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mera SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pulisa the free kick. Uhin Hoyos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernandez Granda having to interfere. Mera SC's Uhin Hoyos got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fernandez Granda was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Uhin Hoyos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 42 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Uhin Hoyos to strike the kick off in the second half. Uhin Hoyos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Fernandez Granda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pulisa's Caicedo Manjaleguas got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 60 minutes, Caicedo Manjaleguas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pulisa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caicedo Manjaleguas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Caicedo Manjaleguas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Villagra Torroba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-2 became the score in the 77th minute when Xizavier Candano elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Pulisa's Fernandez Granda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Morales in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 played minutes Mera SC got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Llera. The supporters of Pulisa booed when Mera SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cruz Amandi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Mera SC's Villagra Torroba got control of the ball when Caicedo Manjaleguas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Caicedo Manjaleguas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Uhin Hoyos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.