League Play-Off

Estadio Pulares
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Lastur kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes of play, salva's Nicolas Benino made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damian Vellito was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the game, Anier Pueblo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. salva's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pulares FC the free kick. Anier Pueblo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Eliseo Evis hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Nicolas Benino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Damian Vellito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anier Pueblo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Jorge Lastur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Nicolas Benino managed to get in a good position for a shot. salva's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolas Benino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damian Vellito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nicolas Benino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Nicolas Benino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The salva fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Damian Vellito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Lastur went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Jorge Lastur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Vellito having to interfere. Damian Vellito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Pueblo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Pulares FC's Damian Vellito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Benino in the 43rd minute of play. Jorge Lastur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half salva were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Nestor Paulin made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 52 in the game by Nicolas Benino from a close distance when the talented Damian Vellito managed to make a qualified save. Pulares FC's players were relieved. Damian Vellito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Lastur, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pulares FC's zone, Jorge Lastur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damian Vellito came out of the goal and Jorge Lastur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damian Vellito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anier Pueblo in the 60th minute. In the 68th minute Jorge Lastur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Vellito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 minutes, Nestor Paulin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pulares FC and the salva players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicolas Benino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Damian Vellito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jorge Lastur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. salva's Anier Pueblo got his second yellow card of the match in the 89th minute. The referee ordered Anier Pueblo off the ground. Anier Pueblo hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. When Serafin Garaona came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Pulares FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Serafin Garaona couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded salva left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pulares FC.