League Play-Off

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isaac Urtsin got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, El bichito de la Paternal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dionisio Benet to maneuver through the defense. Isaac Urtsin hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Benet in the 5th minute of play forced Mataldi FC's goalkeeper Maximiliano Favila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Isaac Urtsin fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mataldi FC's protests and gave Isaac Urtsin a yellow card for diving instead. Isaac Urtsin hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Dionisio Benet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maximiliano Favila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. After 13 minutes, Faustino Esquipula mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mataldi FC and the El bichito de la Paternal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th minute, Faustino Esquipula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dionisio Benet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maximiliano Favila having to make a save. With a little luck, Mataldi FC's Maximiliano Favila got control of the ball when Ramiro Totakoxe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dionisio Benet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Maximiliano Favila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dionisio Benet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dionisio Benet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, El bichito de la Paternal's Dionisio Benet made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maximiliano Favila was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ramiro Totakoxe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 62nd minute, Felipe Haritzeder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Favila was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After having played for 64 minutes, Dionisio Benet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El bichito de la Paternal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dionisio Benet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Dionisio Benet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maximiliano Favila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Benet in the 69th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dionisio Benet in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximiliano Favila saved Mataldi FC from getting behind. In the 85th minute, Dionisio Benet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El bichito de la Paternal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 96 minutes into the game, El bichito de la Paternal's Manuel Furman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximiliano Favila made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. When the referee ended the match the El bichito de la Paternal players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.