League Play-Off

EL MATADERO
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso started the match with the kick off. If Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 12th minute, Samuel Claude left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esteco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 14 played minutes EL REY DE LA CARNE got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Gumaro. Baltasar Santana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The Esteco fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 23 minutes into the match, Esteco's goalkeeper Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rolando Odon. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Txanton in the 26th minute. After some careless play in the EL REY DE LA CARNE defense, Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baltasar Santana. The EL REY DE LA CARNE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baltasar Santana should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute, Zbyszko Szpakowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Bastia in the 44th minute of the match. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrian Txanton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrian Txanton to make the kick off. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Vincente in the 52nd minute of play. EL REY DE LA CARNE's Baltasar Santana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save EL REY DE LA CARNE from getting a goal against them. EL REY DE LA CARNE's Baltasar Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 54th minute of play. Samuel Claude hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Esteco's Lorenzo Boni got a free kick in the 60th minute. Teofilo Atauri kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to EL REY DE LA CARNE getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Jacinto Machado hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 75th minute of play forced EL REY DE LA CARNE's goalkeeper Baltasar Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Justino Bastia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. The supporters of Esteco booed when EL REY DE LA CARNE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Txanton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteco made a substitution. Rodolfo Perez replaced Samuel Claude. After 94 played minutes EL REY DE LA CARNE got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Txanton. After a defensive mix-up in EL REY DE LA CARNE's zone, Rodolfo Perez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltasar Santana came out of the goal and Rodolfo Perez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Esteco played a much better game than EL REY DE LA CARNE and deserved their victory. The EL REY DE LA CARNE players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.