League Play-Off

Achicó
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Achicó FC's Fernan Lizardi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Achicó FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Arnoldo Eufemio hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Ulises Belasko put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Reynaldo Gaufred. In the 20th minute, one of Tintigasta FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tintigasta FC. In the 26th minute, Rodrigo Urko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Horacio Perpinya was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tintigasta FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Achicó FC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of Tintigasta FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Achicó FC:s goal. Elpidio Quilo had in the 29thth minute some difficulties stopping Aureliano Monte's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball After a long run with the ball, Aureliano Monte did a trick in the 29th minute in front of Tintigasta FC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 2-1. An impressive performance by Achicó FC's Aureliano Monte! When Tintigasta FC's Elpidio Evangelista in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Achicó FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 36th minute, Carlos Natal 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 37 minutes, Laureano Domenec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tintigasta FC and the Achicó FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Elpidio Evangelista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Reynaldo Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ulises Belasko to make the kick off. Reynaldo Gaufred showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Belasko in the 53rd minute of the match. A collision led to Tintigasta FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Rogelio Montrell hit a great ball. Carlos Natal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernan Lizardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Elpidio Quilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Fernan Lizardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ulises Belasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After recieving a nice pass, Achicó FC's Aureliano Monte tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 75 minutes in the game, Ulises Belasko fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Reynaldo Gaufred having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Achicó FC were awarded a corner. Aureliano Monte went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Aureliano Monte almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tintigasta FC's Elpidio Quilo did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Lizardi in the 87th minute of play forced Tintigasta FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Quilo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Achicó FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Belasko came free, but Reynaldo Gaufred reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Achicó FC's Jonas Manex got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Aureliano Monte's late challenge caught a Tintigasta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aureliano Monte helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Achicó FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Tintigasta FC. Jonathan Quin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Reynaldo Gaufred. 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.