League Play-Off

Estadio Tintigasta
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulises Belasko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Christian Esquipula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Belasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Tintigasta FC's Elpidio Quilo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Santxol in the 11th minute of play. If Joel Santxol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Peruxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Elpidio Quilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elpidio Quilo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Peruxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Tintigasta FC's Jonathan Quin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Joel Santxol took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elpidio Quilo. Elpidio Quilo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Pueblo during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christian Esquipula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulises Belasko in the 38th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ulises Belasko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Esquipula was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Chapelco's Christian Esquipula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Belasko in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Elpidio Evangelista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tintigasta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Santxol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hugo Pueblo got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 58 played minutes Tintigasta FC got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Pueblo. After a defensive mix-up in Tintigasta FC's zone, Pedro Peruxu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elpidio Quilo came out of the goal and Pedro Peruxu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joel Santxol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Evangelista in the 66th minute of play forced Chapelco's goalkeeper Christian Esquipula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Joel Santxol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Esquipula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Evangelista in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Elpidio Evangelista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Esquipula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chapelco's goalkeeper Christian Esquipula, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes into the game, Freddy Todor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chapelco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tintigasta FC the free kick. A collision led to Chapelco getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Freddy Todor hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Elpidio Evangelista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Esquipula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Peruxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Rogelio Montrell made a precise shot to the right of Christian Esquipula. Chapelco's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Christian Esquipula didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elpidio Evangelista went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Joel Santxol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elpidio Quilo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Pedro Peruxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chapelco's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.