League Play-Off

Estadio Candelaria
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emanuel Barto got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Candelaria FC's Osvaldo Claude got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Jatsu in the 13th minute of play forced Candelaria FC's goalkeeper Justo Raphael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Dominguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justo Raphael having to interfere. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hidalgo's goalkeeper Hernan Poncio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Barto in the 18th minute of play forced Hidalgo's goalkeeper Hernan Poncio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rdth minute of the game Segundo Jatsu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Candelaria FC's Justo Raphael was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emanuel Barto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Poncio having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Claudio Lico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Barto in the 29th minute of play forced Hidalgo's goalkeeper Hernan Poncio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Osvaldo Claude had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes in the game, Osvaldo Claude fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Hernan Poncio having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Osvaldo Claude left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Candelaria FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, Candelaria FC's Esteban Mancio got a free kick in the 47th minute. Justo Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Jatsu in the 48th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Hidalgo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lázaro Loreto in the 54th minute. Hidalgo were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Candelaria FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lázaro Loreto took the corner. The corner ended in Lázaro Loreto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Candelaria FC's Justo Raphael did a great save. When Candelaria FC's Osvaldo Claude in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hidalgo's goalie prevented a goal. 62 minutes into the match, Candelaria FC's goalkeeper Justo Raphael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Dominguez. When Esteban Mancio fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Candelaria FC's protests and gave Esteban Mancio a yellow card for diving instead. After 79 played minutes Candelaria FC got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Mancio. When Segundo Jatsu came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Hidalgo 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 Segundo Jatsu couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Osvaldo Claude managed to get in a good position for a shot. Candelaria FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldo Claude was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hernan Poncio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Barto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Osvaldo Claude received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Hernan Poncio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Candelaria FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.