League Play-Off

Estadio Benavídez
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joel Salvadore hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Samuel Pietro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Benavídez FC's Octavio Flores got a free kick in the 13th minute. When Ildefonso Heriberto came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the The Wilde 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 Ildefonso Heriberto couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the match, Benavídez FC's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Otsando came free, but Angel Ganix reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Mendiko in the 23rd minute of play forced The Wilde FC's goalkeeper Gerardo Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Benavídez FC's Joaquin Txerran nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerardo Rudolfo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Anibal Ur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Jaime Mendiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Benavídez FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Mendiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerardo Rudolfo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Lisandro Azubeli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, The Wilde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Mendiko came free, but Gerardo Rudolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Salvadore during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Wilde FC's Joel Salvadore got a free kick in the 41st minute. Benavídez FC were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after The Wilde FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Primitivo Jeraldo took the corner. After taking down the ball on Benavídez FC's corner Primitivo Jeraldo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gerardo Rudolfo quite easily take care of the ball. In the 48th play minute Joaquin Txerran came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gerardo Rudolfo. 2-0.

Severino Otsando blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angel Ganix having to make a save. Angel Ganix showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Heriberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Joaquin Txerran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61 minutes of play The Wilde FC's Joel Salvadore was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 64 minutes into the match, The Wilde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Mendiko came free, but Gerardo Rudolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquin Txerran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Rudolfo having to interfere. Benavídez FC's Angel Ganix proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Benavídez FC from getting a goal against them. Gerardo Rudolfo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jaime Mendiko's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 79th minute Jaime Mendiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Benavídez FC's Jaime Mendiko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerardo Rudolfo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Joaquin Txerran notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of The Wilde FC's Gerardo Rudolfo. Gerardo Rudolfo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Jaime Mendiko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerardo Rudolfo was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Gerardo Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Mendiko in the 95th minute of play. Angel Ganix made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severino Otsando in the 97th minute. Benavídez FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of The Wilde FC for a fine match.