League Play-Off

Yariguarenda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Generoso Benvide took the kick off in the first half of the match. Silvestre Quiroga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Baldovino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raimundo Pirro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Simon Herauso came out and tried to block the shot, but Raimundo Pirro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Yariguarenda's zone, Generoso Benvide stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvestre Quiroga came out of the goal and Generoso Benvide tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bonifacio Atarratze could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Simon Herauso made a huge save. 28 minutes into the match, Impira FC's goalkeeper Simon Herauso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bonifacio Atarratze. After 29 minutes, Tomás Ihazintu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yariguarenda and the Impira FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomás Ihazintu hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Generoso Benvide's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvestre Quiroga was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Impira FC's Simon Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Pirro in the 33rd minute of play. A hard shot 36 in the game by Bonifacio Atarratze from a close distance when the talented Simon Herauso managed to make a qualified save. Impira FC's players were relieved. If Bonifacio Atarratze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, Impira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Pirro came free, but Simon Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bonifacio Atarratze got free with Simon Herauso in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st match minute, Impira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Tancredo to maneuver through the defense. Bonifacio Atarratze's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Simon Herauso firmly grabbed it by the left post. Bonifacio Atarratze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raimundo Pirro made a kick off. In the 55th match minute, Impira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Gartzea to maneuver through the defense. Simon Herauso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Pirro, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When Zeledon Tancredo fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Impira FC's protests and gave Zeledon Tancredo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th minute, Zeledon Tancredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute of the match Santiago Ayala sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simon Herauso skillfully saved the ball. After 66 played minutes Impira FC got a freekick which was hit by Pastor Incendio. If Raimundo Pirro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Bonifacio Atarratze came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Yariguarenda 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 Bonifacio Atarratze couldn't finish the play. Impira FC's Simon Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Pirro in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute Yariguarenda were awarded a corner. Santiago Ayala went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 78th match minute, Impira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genaro Iago to maneuver through the defense. When Pastor Incendio fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Impira FC's protests and gave Pastor Incendio a yellow card for diving instead. When Bonifacio Atarratze came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Yariguarenda 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 Bonifacio Atarratze couldn't finish the play. Simon Herauso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Pirro, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Pirro in the 90th minute of play forced Impira FC's goalkeeper Simon Herauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimundo Pirro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Simon Herauso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bonifacio Atarratze's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Herauso was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Impira FC's goalkeeper Simon Herauso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Yariguarenda had won after a very even match.