League Play-Off

Estadio Hidalgo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Everardo Garin got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Alemania getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Santos Gonchan hit a great ball. After 4 minutes, Jesus Chinto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alemania and the Los Tuzos del Pachuca F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jesus Chinto hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Alemania's Baltasar Sanduru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Alemania from getting a goal against them. Baldomiro Tipi's late challenge caught a Alemania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baldomiro Tipi helped the player get up and apologised. Baldomiro Tipi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Los Tuzos del Pachuca F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Gonchan came free, but Gaudencio Silbestre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Alemania's zone, Luisito Elixio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltasar Sanduru came out of the goal and Luisito Elixio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Cecilio Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Gonchan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Silbestre having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aristides Joanes during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Los Tuzos del Pachuca F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Joanes to maneuver through the defense. When Everardo Garin came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Alemania 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 Everardo Garin couldn't finish the play. Alemania's Santos Gonchan got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 36 minutes, Everardo Garin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alemania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Everardo Garin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38thth minute of the game Everardo Garin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Tuzos del Pachuca F.C's Gaudencio Silbestre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Everardo Garin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Silbestre having to interfere. Gaudencio Silbestre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Gonchan in the 43rd minute of play. Los Tuzos del Pachuca F.C's Luisito Elixio got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luisito Elixio made a kick off. If Everardo Garin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Santos Gonchan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alemania's supporters rose to their feet, but Santos Gonchan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaudencio Silbestre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santos Gonchan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Gaudencio Silbestre made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Benito Elodio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gaudencio Silbestre. The goal made the score 0-1. Baltasar Sanduru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Elixio, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Cecilio Machado struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Baltasar Sanduru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Tuzos del Pachuca F.C. Baltasar Sanduru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisito Elixio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute of the match, Santos Gonchan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gaudencio Silbestre was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Machado in the 79th minute of play forced Alemania's goalkeeper Baltasar Sanduru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Gaudencio Silbestre successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gaudencio Silbestre didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 88th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. Santos Gonchan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Silbestre having to interfere. After 98 played minutes Los Tuzos del Pachuca F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Guipuzkoa. Gaudencio Silbestre acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 99th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Manuel Ilazki. Alemania's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.