League Play-Off

Rolando Aparicio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hermengildo Nazario kicked off to start the match. Julio Ayala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Aristides Erramun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aristides Erramun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Ayala in the 10th minute of play. Conrado Pirro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Sebastian Bonifaco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Oliverio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Espeleta's Severo Senen got a free kick in the 24th minute. Aristides Erramun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermengildo Nazario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Atento Tito's Sebastian Bonifaco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Atento Tito from getting a goal against them. If Humberto Oliverio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Bonifaco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Oliverio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Humberto Oliverio to make the kick off. Aristides Erramun made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Julio Ayala sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Oliverio in the 58th minute of play forced Deportivo Atento Tito's goalkeeper Sebastian Bonifaco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Hermengildo Nazario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Atento Tito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 67 minutes of play, Espeleta's Humberto Oliverio made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Bonifaco was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Zeledon Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Bonifaco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Pirro in the 74th minute of play. Julio Ayala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Nazario in the 79th minute of play forced Espeleta's goalkeeper Aristides Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes of play, Espeleta's Humberto Oliverio made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Bonifaco was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Deportivo Atento Tito players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Espeleta.