League Play-Off

La Pocho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Los pochoclitos's Efrain Macerio 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Senin in the 2nd minute of play forced Los pochoclitos's goalkeeper Virgilio Senio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Matias Natanael ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aleksander Odeen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 13th minute, Matias Natanael fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aleksander Odeen, passed just outside the right post. 16 minutes into the game, Los pochoclitos's Efrain Macerio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksander Odeen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Efrain Macerio took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksander Odeen. Aleksander Odeen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Virgilio Senio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Abaunza in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Cordarell in the 25th minute of play forced Los pochoclitos's goalkeeper Virgilio Senio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Efrain Macerio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aleksander Odeen made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Efrain Macerio sent off a good shot on target. Efrain Macerio might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aleksander Odeen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Efrain Macerio ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36th minute, Matias Natanael reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aleksander Odeen. The goal made the score 4-0. A collision led to Los Pampeanos getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ruben Cordearo hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Los Pampeanos's zone, Efrain Macerio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksander Odeen came out of the goal and Efrain Macerio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Los pochoclitos booed when Los Pampeanos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Abaunza didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Siro Cordarell to make the kick off. Efrain Macerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Odeen having to interfere. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Pampeanos's goalkeeper Aleksander Odeen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Los Pampeanos's Octavio Mercurio got a free kick in the 63rd minute. If Efrain Macerio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Macerio in the 70th minute of play forced Los Pampeanos's goalkeeper Aleksander Odeen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Macerio in the 72nd minute of play forced Los Pampeanos's goalkeeper Aleksander Odeen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfonso Senin got free with Virgilio Senio in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute Efrain Macerio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksander Odeen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Los pochoclitos's Matias Natanael got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Erubiel Gai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksander Odeen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Macerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los pochoclitos's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.