League Play-Off

Estadio Icaño
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Santo Beltran made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Icaño's David Maxin got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the match, Santo Beltran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Siro Cordaro. Icaño's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santo Beltran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Wilfredo Anaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Icaño getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Guido Jorrin hit a great ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Santo Beltran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cochequingán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santo Beltran 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 17th minute, Gogo Guter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agustin Mendiko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Frans in the 23rd minute of play. Wilfredo Anaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siro Cordaro having to interfere. If Cleto Frans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilfredo Anaya in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Siro Cordaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Icaño's Cleto Frans got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cochequingán's goalkeeper Agustin Mendiko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Urbano Kaiet let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 39th minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post. In the 42nd minute, one of Cochequingán: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 Cochequingán. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cleto Frans made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Tomas Claris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cochequingán's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Icaño the free kick. In the 52nd minute, Tomas Claris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cleto Frans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustin Mendiko having to interfere. Cleto Frans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Icaño getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Nicanor Urtsua hit a great ball. A hard shot by Tomas Claris from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Siro Cordaro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Santo Beltran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siro Cordaro having to interfere. Santo Beltran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Siro Cordaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siro Cordaro made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Wilfredo Anaya sent off a good shot on target. Dalmacio Cai's late challenge caught a Icaño's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalmacio Cai helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Cochequingán's zone, Urbano Kaiet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Agustin Mendiko came out of the goal and Urbano Kaiet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute, Santo Beltran 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 95 played minutes Cochequingán got a freekick which was hit by Gregorio Santo. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Icaño fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cochequingán had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.