League Play-Off

El Monumental
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cayetano Chap got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, RiverPro's Samuel Ikatz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Raitin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tijuana FC's Santiago Raitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Abilio in the 11th minute of play. Norberto Diegotxe struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Armindo Lopes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tijuana FC. Santiago Raitin made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Samuel Ikatz sent off a good shot on target. Tijuana FC's Santiago Raitin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Tijuana FC from getting a goal against them. Tijuana FC's Cristobal Rodriguez got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Chap in the 21st minute of play forced Tijuana FC's goalkeeper Santiago Raitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armindo Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Diegotxe in the 23rd minute of play. Davide Fortuna came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Santiago Raitin could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariano Abilio got free with Santiago Raitin in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute, Davide Fortuna made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Raitin. Tijuana FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 32 minutes into the match, Tijuana FC's goalkeeper Santiago Raitin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuel Ikatz. Santiago Raitin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cayetano Chap, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A collision led to Tijuana FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Cristobal Rodriguez hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Norberto Diegotxe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Santiago Raitin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Samuel Ikatz went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After 58 minutes of play, RiverPro's Cayetano Chap made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Raitin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Miguel Belmiro hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Mariano Abilio might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santiago Raitin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Abilio ran back to his position shaking his head. Samuel Ikatz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Cayetano Chap made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Raitin. Tijuana FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After 75 minutes of play, RiverPro's Davide Fortuna made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Raitin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Tijuana FC defense, Samuel Ikatz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santiago Raitin. The Tijuana FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santiago Raitin should have stopped the shot. Cristobal Rodriguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Lopes having to interfere. RiverPro's Armindo Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Abar in the 84th minute of play. Santiago Raitin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Chap in the 87th minute of play. Santiago Raitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Ikatz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Raitin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Abilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Santiago Raitin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Fortuna in the 96th minute of play. RiverPro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tijuana FC for a fine match.