League Play-Off

Estadio Jovita
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Gualterio Otsando started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Jovita's zone, Israel Faro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felipe Bizi came out of the goal and Israel Faro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ignacio Geofredo struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Felipe Bizi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Benevento Calcio. Jovita's Felipe Bizi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Faro in the 13th minute of play. In the 21stth minute of the game Ignacio Geofredo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jovita's Felipe Bizi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carmelo Charro kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Jovita's goalkeeper Felipe Bizi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ignacio Geofredo scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felipe Bizi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benevento Calcio's Joaquin Omero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualterio Otsando in the 29th minute of play. After 30 played minutes Benevento Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Ulises Argina. Mariano Ekain recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joaquin Omero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gualterio Otsando in the 35th minute of the match. Joaquin Omero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualterio Otsando in the 41st minute of play. Ignacio Geofredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Bizi having to interfere. In the 45th match minute, Benevento Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Faro to maneuver through the defense. Felipe Bizi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Benevento Calcio were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Israel Faro made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Jovita's Ricardo Dantel got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Benevento Calcio's Israel Faro fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Israel Faro came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Benevento Calcio 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 Israel Faro couldn't finish the play. After 70 played minutes Benevento Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Filomeno Txatxu. Israel Faro charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Israel Faro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Israel Faro kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. If Mariano Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Israel Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Ekain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Omero having to interfere. 89 minutes in the game, Ignacio Geofredo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Felipe Bizi having to interfere. Israel Faro scored 0-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felipe Bizi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Israel Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.