League Play-Off

Rene Houseman
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) lןןl La Coconeta's Alejandro Glaría 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. Ediberto Righi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nereo Guipuzkoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ediberto Righi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alejandro Glaría scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeronimo Lizar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Tranquilate's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Payero came free, but Jeronimo Lizar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ediberto Righi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Colon in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Tranquilate's Celestino Medardo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tranquilate's goalkeeper Jeronimo Lizar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, lןןl La Coconeta's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Lizzio came free, but Ediberto Righi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 minutes lןןl La Coconeta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Niceto Domeka who took care of the corner kick. Jonatan Colon was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 23 minutes into the game, Alejandro Cabrera cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jeronimo Lizar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ediberto Righi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Medardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ediberto Righi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 29th minute. Jeronimo Lizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Jiménez in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, one of Tranquilate: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 Tranquilate. Jeronimo Lizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Glaría in the 38th minute of play. Jeronimo Lizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Glaría in the 39th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Nereo Guipuzkoa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Ediberto Righi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nereo Guipuzkoa was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, lןןl La Coconeta's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Medardo came free, but Ediberto Righi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeronimo Lizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Glaría in the 57th minute of the match. After 58 minutes Tranquilate's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Javier Sanguinetti who took care of the corner kick. Ediberto Righi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Medardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute Celestino Medardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ediberto Righi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67thth minute of the game Alejandro Glaría who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Niceto Domeka took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ediberto Righi. Ediberto Righi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Luciano Lollo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. lןןl La Coconeta's Ediberto Righi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Medardo in the 78th minute of play. Alejandro Glaría sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeronimo Lizar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Jiménez, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Jeronimo Lizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Glaría in the 86th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Alejandro Glaría made a precise shot to the right of Jeronimo Lizar. Tranquilate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Ediberto Righi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celestino Medardo went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Alejandro Glaría fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeronimo Lizar having to interfere. In the 96th match minute, lןןl La Coconeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolás Domingo to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the Tranquilate players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.