League Play-Off

Matias Pato Lamberti
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pablo Erroman made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Norberto Munio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Benvide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 played minutes Riquelme FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Colon. Esteban Benvide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Hanni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Llorienzo took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Esteban Benvide. Esteban Benvide dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Riquelme FC's goalkeeper Esteban Benvide had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Llorienzo. With a little luck, Riquelme FC's Esteban Benvide got control of the ball when Jeremias Hanni tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Erroman in the 23rd minute of play forced Furia XeneiZe's goalkeeper Celestino Eneko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Colon charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvestre Colon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute of the match David Llorienzo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Esteban Benvide skillfully saved the ball. If Gogo Gonza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 29 played minutes Furia XeneiZe got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Quintun. Esteban Benvide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Munio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 played minutes Riquelme FC got a freekick which was hit by Celedonio Banegas. If David Llorienzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Modesto Musko's late challenge caught a Riquelme FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Modesto Musko helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46thth minute of the game Norberto Munio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Riquelme FC's Esteban Benvide was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th minute, one of Riquelme FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Riquelme FC.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Munio in the 54th minute of play forced Riquelme FC's goalkeeper Esteban Benvide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, David Llorienzo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban Benvide. Riquelme FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Llorienzo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Jeremias Hanni kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Munio in the 69th minute of play forced Riquelme FC's goalkeeper Esteban Benvide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestino Eneko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Goren in the 72nd minute of the match. Esteban Benvide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Llorienzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, David Llorienzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esteban Benvide was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 82nd minute, Norberto Munio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Furia XeneiZe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After a rather tough play, Furia XeneiZe's Modesto Musko got a free kick in the 87th minute. The supporters of Riquelme FC booed when Furia XeneiZe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Modesto Musko didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Furia XeneiZe's Celestino Eneko got control of the ball when Gogo Gonza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silvestre Colon hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, David Llorienzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Llorienzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Benvide having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Furia XeneiZe had played much better football throughout.