League Play-Off

Francisco Ghersinich
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicasio Theobald got the match started through his kick off. Clodoveo Emmanuel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 8 minutes, Clodoveo Emmanuel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Porvenir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clodoveo Emmanuel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yeclano FC's goalkeeper Maximino Nesto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Arturo Santikurtz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Maximino Nesto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Maximino Nesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicasio Theobald in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, El Porvenir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteve Pero to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute of the match Alberto Marcones shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio-César Falcioni showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nicasio Theobald charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicasio Theobald the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 40 minutes, Arturo Santikurtz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yeclano FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arturo Santikurtz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, El Porvenir's Amado Tauro got a free kick in the 41st minute. Julio-César Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Santikurtz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo Santikurtz made a kick off. Hugo Ebardo hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the El Porvenir defense, Genaro Bitxintxo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio-César Falcioni. The El Porvenir fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio-César Falcioni should have stopped the shot. Maximino Nesto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clodoveo Emmanuel's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. When Froilan Oihenarte fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yeclano FC's protests and gave Froilan Oihenarte a yellow card for diving instead. Froilan Oihenarte hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Nicasio Theobald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximino Nesto having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Handi during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, Jorge Handi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismael Cloyo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio-César Falcioni. El Porvenir's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Yeclano FC's Maximino Nesto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Theobald in the 70th minute of play. Maximino Nesto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clodoveo Emmanuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernan Ignazio's late challenge caught a El Porvenir's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernan Ignazio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, one of Yeclano 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 Yeclano FC. The referee gave El Porvenir a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Elias Paio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Yeclano FC's Maximino Nesto. 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberto Marcones during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Yeclano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Marcones to maneuver through the defense. Nicasio Theobald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.