League Play-Off

Febre
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Abar started the match with the kick off. When Silverio Asteri fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Menucos's protests and gave Silverio Asteri a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Menucos's Silverio Asteri got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Jorge Abar took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rosendo Guillen. Rosendo Guillen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Rosendo Guillen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Rudolfo went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 18 minutes of play, Menucos's Jorge Abar made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rosendo Guillen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edgard Rudolfo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Rosendo Guillen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Llope sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Febre's Ruben Llope in 31 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Orlando Pueblo guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Rosendo Guillen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Abar in the 33rd minute of the match. Edgard Rudolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edgard Rudolfo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Rosendo Guillen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Abar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rosendo Guillen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Abar in the 41st minute of play forced Febre's goalkeeper Rosendo Guillen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosendo Guillen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorge Abar's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. David Argoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Pueblo having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and David Argoitz made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Edgard Rudolfo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Febre's Rosendo Guillen. Rosendo Guillen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 57 minutes into the match, David Argoitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orlando Pueblo. Menucos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Argoitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. In the 61st minute Jorge Abar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Guillen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Argoitz struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Orlando Pueblo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Febre. Orlando Pueblo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Llope, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Abar in the 68th minute of play forced Febre's goalkeeper Rosendo Guillen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Febre's goalkeeper Rosendo Guillen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd match minute, Febre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victoriano Paez to maneuver through the defense. Edgard Rudolfo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosendo Guillen having to interfere. After 77 played minutes Menucos got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Iraitz. In the 79thth minute of the game Jorge Abar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Febre's Rosendo Guillen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edgard Rudolfo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Rosendo Guillen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgard Rudolfo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosendo Guillen having to interfere. When Menucos's Jorge Abar in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Febre's goalie prevented a goal. After 92 played minutes Menucos got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Firmin. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Celso Urritz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Febre's supporters rose to their feet, but Celso Urritz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orlando Pueblo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If David Argoitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.