League Play-Off

Henley on Thames Sta
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexis Espindola kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Blackheath got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Navas. After a rather tough play, Henley on Thames's Alfredo Orozco got a free kick in the 8th minute. Henley on Thames were furious when Enrique García was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Blackheath. Yasir Contrera stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julio Huezo. 0-1. Blackheath's Dagoberto Ayala got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dagoberto Ayala took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Huezo. Julio Huezo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, Blackheath's Rolando Aguilar got a free kick in the 18th minute. A hard shot by Gabriel Murgas from long distance, 19 minutes into the match, got Selvin Salamanca's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 20 played minutes Blackheath got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Navas. After having played for 23 minutes, Eraldo Calderon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Henley on Thames's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eraldo Calderon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eraldo Calderon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Selvin Salamanca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamín Carballo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dagoberto Ayala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 minutes of play, Blackheath's Benjamín Carballo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Huezo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Navas scored 0-4 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Huezo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Henley on Thames players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Blackheath were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Benjamín Carballo made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Henley on Thames's zone, Dagoberto Ayala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Huezo came out of the goal and Dagoberto Ayala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Julio Huezo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Orozco during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Alfredo Orozco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the match, Blackheath's goal looked a bit too open when Eraldo Calderon came free, but Selvin Salamanca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 played minutes Blackheath got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Navas. In the 81st minute Benjamín Carballo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Huezo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Huezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamín Carballo in the 83rd minute of the match. Benjamín Carballo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Huezo having to make a save. Dagoberto Ayala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Julio Huezo made a huge save. Eraldo Calderon might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Selvin Salamanca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eraldo Calderon ran back to his position shaking his head. Blackheath's Benjamín Carballo got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Blackheath players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.