League Play-Off

Zaparinqui
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jorge Bartoleme took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zaparinqui AFC's Roman Elija played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edelmiro Furman in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Bernard in the 4th minute of play forced Zaparinqui AFC's goalkeeper Roman Elija to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Bartoleme's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Txeru read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Jorge Bartoleme took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Juan Txeru to make any attempt to save it. Juan Txeru was a little too slow when Ruben Heriberto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 25th minute Jorge Bartoleme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Txeru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Zaparinqui AFC's Jorge Bartoleme in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tornquist's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute, Jorge Bartoleme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Txeru was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Juan Txeru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Bartoleme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, Zaparinqui AFC's Jorge Bartoleme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Txeru made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Edelmiro Furman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Roman Elija tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Bartoleme struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Juan Txeru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zaparinqui AFC. With a little luck, Tornquist's Juan Txeru got control of the ball when Hermengildo Emenon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nunez Oroitz was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Tornquist's Ildefonso Bernard got a free kick in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Bartoleme in the 59th minute of play forced Tornquist's goalkeeper Juan Txeru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Gavino Dino 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. After a defensive mix-up in Tornquist's zone, Hermengildo Emenon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Txeru came out of the goal and Hermengildo Emenon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorge Bartoleme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Txeru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Heriberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the game, Ruben Heriberto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Juan Txeru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nunez Oroitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Roman Elija tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zaparinqui AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Ildefonso Bernard scored to the left of an out of position Roman Elija, making the score, 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nunez Oroitz in the 79th minute of play forced Zaparinqui AFC's goalkeeper Roman Elija to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Jorge Bartoleme 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. Tornquist's Juan Txeru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Emenon in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Tornquist defense, Jorge Bartoleme kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Txeru. The Tornquist fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Txeru should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Tornquist's zone, Jorge Bartoleme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Txeru came out of the goal and Jorge Bartoleme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tornquist's goalkeeper Juan Txeru, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Tornquist's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Bartoleme came free, but Juan Txeru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaparinqui AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.