League Play-Off

MUNDIALISTA DE BATAN
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Raul Montrelle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 12 in the game by Generoso Xabel from a close distance when the talented Franco Barcaiztegui managed to make a qualified save. ¨Los Matadores¨'s players were relieved. Generoso Xabel in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Franco Barcaiztegui, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ali Chew made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Herauso in the 17th minute of play. Club Atlético Batán's Everardo Mederi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 19th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Franco Barcaiztegui but with some difficulty. Ali Chew showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Montrelle in the 24th minute of the match. ¨Los Matadores¨'s Franco Barcaiztegui proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save ¨Los Matadores¨ from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Club Atlético Batán defense, Rai Marques kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Chew. The Club Atlético Batán fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Chew should have stopped the shot. Club Atlético Batán's Generoso Xabel got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Generoso Xabel in the 42nd minute of play forced ¨Los Matadores¨'s goalkeeper Franco Barcaiztegui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Rai Marques ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ali Chew was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The wind increased when Rai Marques made the kick off in the second half. Rai Marques received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ali Chew came out and tried to block the shot, but Rai Marques slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 54th minute. When Club Atlético Batán's Generoso Xabel in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ¨Los Matadores¨'s goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of ¨Los Matadores¨:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club Atlético Batán:s goal. 71 minutes into the match, ¨Los Matadores¨'s goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Socorro came free, but Franco Barcaiztegui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franco Barcaiztegui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Generoso Xabel, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Ali Chew took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rai Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Generoso Xabel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franco Barcaiztegui was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Eusebio Lehoi made a great header on Club Atlético Batán's corner, it was just that ¨Los Matadores¨'s Franco Barcaiztegui managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, ¨Los Matadores¨'s Hugo Hjelm got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 89thth minute of the game Generoso Xabel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ¨Los Matadores¨'s Franco Barcaiztegui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute, Rai Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raimundo Socorro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Franco Barcaiztegui having to make a save. The supporters of ¨Los Matadores¨ booed when Club Atlético Batán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermegildo Misael didn't get a good kick on the ball. ¨Los Matadores¨ played a much better game than Club Atlético Batán and deserved their victory. The Club Atlético Batán players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.