League Play-Off

Pichincha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Jaen took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Rafael Jaen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elvio Nikola was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Jaen in the 8th minute of play forced Responsers Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elvio Nikola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elvio Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Jaen in the 10th minute of play. Rafael Jaen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elvio Nikola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaspar Ferdinand in the 13th minute. Rafael Jaen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elvio Nikola having to interfere. Severo Eufemio kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. If Maximo Ibar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Ferdinand struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Elvio Nikola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pichincha AFC. After having played for 27 minutes, Rafael Jaen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pichincha AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Jaen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Narciso Elija sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Responsers Futbol Club's Elvio Nikola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Responsers Futbol Club from getting a goal against them. In the 40th minute, Rafael Jaen fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Elvio Nikola, passed just outside the right post. Gaspar Ferdinand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elvio Nikola having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

51 minutes into the match, Elias Dimo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pichincha AFC's Celso Lander. Celso Lander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Responsers Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elvio Nikola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Celso Lander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Dimo in the 67th minute of the match. David Lorien kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 69th minute, but Celso Lander got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Pichincha AFC hanging dry this time. Responsers Futbol Club's Elvio Nikola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Jaen in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Ferdinand in the 73rd minute of play forced Responsers Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elvio Nikola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Gaspar Ferdinand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elvio Nikola. Responsers Futbol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaspar Ferdinand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Severo Eufemio kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Maximo Ibar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maximo Ibar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Celso Lander made a huge save. The Responsers Futbol Club players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Pichincha AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.