League Play-Off

Estadio Parque
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joaquin Valery got the match started through his kick off. Everardo Lesardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute Adolfo Baladi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Constantino Balasi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raul Lopez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Mel in the 9th minute. Godfredo Gartxot kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the game, Ben Hur's Gervasio Porfirio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raul Lopez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 16th minute Adolfo Baladi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Constantino Balasi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adolfo Baladi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Constantino Balasi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ben Hur's Constantino Balasi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Baladi in the 21st minute of play. Gervasio Porfirio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the game, Gerardo Mel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ben Hur's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arroyito the free kick. Raul Lopez came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Ben Hur's Gervasio Porfirio. But to his dismay, Gervasio Porfirio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Raul Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Valery in the 42nd minute of play. Pedro Erlantz hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Solustiano in the 45th minute of play forced Ben Hur's goalkeeper Constantino Balasi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Jairo Rufo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

If Gervasio Porfirio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ben Hur's zone, Ciriaco Solustiano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Constantino Balasi came out of the goal and Ciriaco Solustiano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute, Joaquin Valery left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ben Hur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Gervasio Porfirio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Lopez having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Ben Hur's Joaquin Valery sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raul Lopez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Constantino Balasi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Solustiano in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to Ben Hur getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Jairo Rufo hit a great ball. Raul Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Valery in the 95th minute of the match.