League Play-Off

Héctor Ñato Vacou
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) DHD SRL's Felipe Cucao started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abelardo Berenguer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Cucao in the 9th minute of the match. Abelardo Berenguer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amado Bonadona in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute Juli Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oto Ööpik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Abelardo Berenguer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Cucao in the 15th minute of play. Oto Ööpik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maxi Rodríguez in the 16th minute. Maxi Rodríguez took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oto Ööpik. Oto Ööpik 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. Oto Ööpik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Benino in the 23rd minute of the match. Oto Ööpik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Benino, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute of the match, Juli Álvarez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Oto Ööpik saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Oto Ööpik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juli Álvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Urritz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Oto Ööpik made a huge save. After 38 minutes of play, DHD SRL's Fausto Sotil made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Berenguer was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the game, DHD SRL's Felipe Cucao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abelardo Berenguer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 46th minute Felipe Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Berenguer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half DHD SRL were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Benino to make the kick off. Fausto Sotil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Berenguer having to interfere. In the 53rd minute Juli Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oto Ööpik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. DHD SRL's Oto Ööpik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Benino in the 55th minute of play. If Fausto Sotil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. DHD SRL's Oto Ööpik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erubiel Munio in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Fausto Sotil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abelardo Berenguer. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Sotil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Cristobal Maurino was substituted for Juli Álvarez. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Fausto Sotil took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Abelardo Berenguer to make any attempt to save it. Abelardo Berenguer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillerme Villafane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iker Videl took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abelardo Berenguer. Abelardo Berenguer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. The supporters of Atlético y Tiro Rqta booed when DHD SRL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Barea didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Abelardo Berenguer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipe Cucao. 93 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goal looked a bit too open when Iker Videl came free, but Abelardo Berenguer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DHD SRL's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.