League Play-Off

SJL ARENA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mateo Messi made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Boulogne's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Messi came free, but Ramiro Fernanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Hugo Cresconio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Higinio Cordaryal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Baltasar Raphael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateo Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Boulogne defense, Gualterio Goren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramiro Fernanco. The Boulogne fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramiro Fernanco should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute Joel Eguntsenti suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. The supporters of MANONI booed when Boulogne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Firme didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the game, MANONI's Gualterio Goren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramiro Fernanco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 28 minutes, Benjamin Price mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MANONI and the Boulogne players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th minute there was a penalty for Boulogne. Danilo Dantel stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Higinio Cordaryal. 2-2. Lázaro Firme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baltasar Raphael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higinio Cordaryal having to interfere. Boulogne's Lázaro Firme got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Lázaro Firme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Higinio Cordaryal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. In the 45th minute, Baltasar Raphael 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. Mauricio Bras hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Baltasar Raphael to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Boulogne's goal looked a bit too open when Gualterio Goren came free, but Ramiro Fernanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardino Sasoin's late challenge caught a MANONI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardino Sasoin helped the player get up and apologised. Ricardo Haitz's late challenge caught a Boulogne's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Haitz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to MANONI getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ricardo Haitz hit a great ball. A hard shot by Rodolfo Iigo from long distance, 67 minutes into the match, got Higinio Cordaryal's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Higinio Cordaryal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Raphael in the 72nd minute of the match. Baltasar Raphael blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Higinio Cordaryal having to make a save. After 77 played minutes MANONI got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Messi. In the 78th minute of the match Danilo Dantel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Higinio Cordaryal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 81st minute, Baltasar Raphael 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. Lázaro Firme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higinio Cordaryal having to interfere. Higinio Cordaryal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltasar Raphael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualterio Goren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ramiro Fernanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgard Huly kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Boulogne walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.