League Play-Off

Estadio Yerbas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ariel Bartoleme kicked off to start the match. Nestor Quinito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ariel Bartoleme's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Luis Vargas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 11 minutes into the match, JQ Gorina's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Barrionuevo came free, but Jeremias Txema reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Ibon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Quinito having to interfere. Ariel Bartoleme received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nestor Quinito came out and tried to block the shot, but Ariel Bartoleme slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. Igor Ibon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Nestor Quinito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ariel Bartoleme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 29thth minute of the game Ariel Bartoleme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Febre's Nestor Quinito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nestor Quinito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Bartoleme in the 33rd minute of play. Ariel Bartoleme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Quinito having to interfere. If Igor Ibon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nestor Quinito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Ibon in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Melquiades Estevez made the kick off in the second half. When Febre's Humberto Barrionuevo in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JQ Gorina's goalie prevented a goal. Celestino Gau took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nestor Quinito. Febre's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nestor Quinito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Bartoleme in the 56th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Ariel Bartoleme notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Febre's Nestor Quinito. Nestor Quinito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Melquiades Estevez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to JQ Gorina getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Aureliano Lamberto hit a great ball. After 67 minutes, Melquiades Estevez made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. JQ Gorina's Jeremias Txema tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Igor Ibon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Quinito having to interfere. Ariel Bartoleme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fermin Tome hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Bartoleme in the 76th minute of play forced Febre's goalkeeper Nestor Quinito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, JQ Gorina's Aureliano Lamberto got a free kick in the 81st minute. Nestor Quinito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Bartoleme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Febre's zone, Ariel Bartoleme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor Quinito came out of the goal and Ariel Bartoleme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The JQ Gorina fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when JQ Gorina's Ariel Bartoleme looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. JQ Gorina had played much better football throughout.