League Play-Off

Estadio Kaiken
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maximiliano Piearres kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Esperanza booed when Kaiken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Honrio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Esperanza's Lucas Sein broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, Kaiken's Benigno Honrio got a free kick in the 7th minute. If Sergio Iaki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esperanza's goalkeeper Jonas Evis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute Ildefonso Bide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Phelipe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucio Phelipe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Bide in the 22nd minute of the match. Ildefonso Bide received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Lucio Phelipe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Anastasio Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Esperanza's Ildefonso Bide sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucio Phelipe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kaiken's Lucio Phelipe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Bide in the 34th minute of play. Rolando Manuelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Jonas Evis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ildefonso Bide stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Kaiken's zone, Anastasio Luzaide stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucio Phelipe came out of the goal and Anastasio Luzaide tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anastasio Luzaide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Phelipe having to interfere. Sergio Iaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Esperanza's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Manuelo came free, but Jonas Evis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonas Evis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Piearres in the 72nd minute of play. After having played for 73 minutes, Rolando Manuelo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kaiken's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rolando Manuelo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ildefonso Bide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Phelipe having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anastasio Luzaide got free with Lucio Phelipe in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sergio Iaki hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, Kaiken's goal looked a bit too open when Ildefonso Bide came free, but Lucio Phelipe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ildefonso Bide received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lucio Phelipe came out and tried to block the shot, but Ildefonso Bide slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 91st minute. After 95 minutes, Martin Benvide mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esperanza and the Kaiken players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Kaiken supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Esperanza's performance. The match ended with a win for Esperanza.