League Play-Off

Estadio Ovejería
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. Primitivo Lucero started the match with the kick off. Elias Ieltxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Francesco in the 3rd minute of the match. Elias Ieltxu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Primitivo Lucero's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. After a rather tough play, Ovejería AFC's Baldomero Abreu got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Lucero in the 12th minute of play forced Ovejería AFC's goalkeeper Elias Ieltxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vértiz's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Roman Honrio scored to the left of an out of position Cristian Ritchie, making the score, 1-0. Cristian Ritchie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Herensuge in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Vértiz's Primitivo Lucero fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Ivan Artaldo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Ritchie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Cristian Ritchie didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 33rd minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. In the 37thth minute of the game Primitivo Lucero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ovejería AFC's Elias Ieltxu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Godofredo Brais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Ieltxu having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Baldomero Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ovejería AFC's Elias Ieltxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Lucero in the 40th minute of play. If Primitivo Lucero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elias Ieltxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Brais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilberto Herensuge to strike the kick off in the second half. Godofredo Brais who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Elias Ieltxu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 56thth minute of the game Ivan Artaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vértiz's Cristian Ritchie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Gilberto Herensuge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Cristian Ritchie was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Vértiz's Primitivo Lucero slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elias Ieltxu. That made the score 3-1 after 64 minutes of play. After 69 played minutes Vértiz got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Chorache. Ivan Artaldo struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Cristian Ritchie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ovejería AFC. Gilberto Herensuge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Ritchie having to interfere. Baldomero Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Ritchie having to interfere. Vértiz's Cristian Ritchie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomero Abreu in the 78th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Gilberto Herensuge notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Vértiz's Cristian Ritchie. Cristian Ritchie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 82ndth minute of the game Gilberto Herensuge who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vértiz's Cristian Ritchie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elias Ieltxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Lucero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Vértiz's zone, Gilberto Herensuge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Ritchie came out of the goal and Gilberto Herensuge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilberto Herensuge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Ivan Artaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ovejería AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Artaldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Ritchie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilberto Herensuge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Cristian Ritchie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ovejería AFC had played much better football throughout.