League Play-Off

Juancho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicanor Rey kicked off to start the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Jacobo Christobal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Escoipe's Lázaro Lano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wilfredo Hondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Suarez in the 7th minute of the match. Silvio Bastian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silvio Bastian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Lázaro Lano made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Jacobo Christobal dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lázaro Lano, 1-0. Lázaro Lano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Christobal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Escoipe's Leonel Sotero got a free kick in the 16th minute. If Silvio Bastian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Jacobo Christobal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Lázaro Lano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Leonel Sotero kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Lázaro Lano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Christobal in the 26th minute of the match. Nicanor Rey hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Bernardo Lluciano charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Lluciano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Escoipe booed when Juancho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Lluciano didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nicanor Rey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvio Bastian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Lázaro Lano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Juancho's Jacobo Christobal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lázaro Lano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vladimiro Nerio charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimiro Nerio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Escoipe getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Vladimiro Nerio hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Jacobo Christobal made the kick off in the second half. If Jacobo Christobal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvio Bastian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Christobal in the 62nd minute of play forced Escoipe's goalkeeper Lázaro Lano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro Eli charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Eli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Juancho fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! In the 65th minute there was a penalty for Escoipe. Maximo Guerrero stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Wilfredo Hondo. 1-1. Ramiro Suarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Wilfredo Hondo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jacobo Christobal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Christobal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, Jacobo Christobal made a precise shot to the right of Lázaro Lano. Escoipe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Christobal in the 86th minute of play forced Escoipe's goalkeeper Lázaro Lano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 90th minute of the match Vladimiro Nerio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vladimiro Nerio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 91st match minute, Escoipe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Nerio to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute Jacobo Christobal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Lano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacobo Christobal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lázaro Lano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Lázaro Lano came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Juancho's Jacobo Christobal. But to his dismay, Jacobo Christobal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 99 minutes into the game, Camilo Llorienzo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juancho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Escoipe the free kick. 99 minutes into the game, one of Juancho:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Wilfredo Hondo, was totally fooled by Escoipe's Maximo Guerrero, who 101 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Juancho walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.