League Play-Off

Estadio Balcozna
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roque Quico kicked off to start the match. In the 5th match minute, Balcozna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Rito to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Inautzi in the 6th minute of play forced Balcozna's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Arturo Batista 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. Miguel Jorrin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ubaldo Matro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Jorrin in the 12th minute of play forced Balcozna's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Roque Quico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimiro Eate was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Vladimiro Eate showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Quico, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Ubaldo Matro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Inautzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo Batista struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Vladimiro Eate didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balcozna. After 36 minutes, Flavio Mikeldi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ibáñez FC and the Balcozna players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arturo Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Eate having to interfere. Dionisio Edwardo's late challenge caught a Ibáñez FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dionisio Edwardo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Balcozna's Dionisio Edwardo got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 47th minute, Miguel Jorrin 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andres Inautzi to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Andres Inautzi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ubaldo Matro. That made the score 0-1 in the 52 minute of play. Damaso Rito hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, Balcozna's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Inautzi came free, but Ubaldo Matro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimiro Eate made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Batista in the 64th minute of play. Arturo Batista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Arturo Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Vladimiro Eate tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Balcozna's zone, Andres Inautzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ubaldo Matro came out of the goal and Andres Inautzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vladimiro Eate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Batista in the 83rd minute of the match. Arturo Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Vladimiro Eate tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Miguel Jorrin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ibáñez FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.