League Play-Off

Huacalera
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Huacalera's Javier Telo 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. Silvano Ticho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Flavio Dunixi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Silvano Ticho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Dunixi was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Mateo Lluciano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Segundo Ugaitz hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Rico in the 16th minute of play forced Huacalera's goalkeeper Flavio Dunixi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Silvano Ticho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manantiales's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvano Ticho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Dunixi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Javier Telo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 27 minutes, Javier Telo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huacalera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Javier Telo 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 32nd minute, Javier Telo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 34 played minutes, Huacalera's Hector Sadurni shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Saturnino Astigar came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Huacalera reached it. Javier Telo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 38 minutes, Javier Telo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huacalera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Javier Telo 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 43rd minute, Mateo Lluciano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Huacalera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristo Rico made a kick off. Mateo Lluciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manantiales's goalkeeper Saturnino Astigar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Silvano Ticho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Huacalera's Flavio Dunixi got control of the ball when Silvano Ticho tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Javier Telo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saturnino Astigar was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Mateo Lluciano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Saturnino Astigar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saturnino Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Telo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Dunixi made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Silvano Ticho sent off a good shot on target. If Cristo Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Silvano Ticho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Cristo Rico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Dunixi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Manantiales's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Lluciano came free, but Saturnino Astigar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manantiales's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.