League Play-Off

Estadio Tigre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Raebert started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Rito in the 5th minute of play forced Tigre's goalkeeper Hermengildo Grabiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Tigre's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Rito came free, but Hermengildo Grabiel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Tusaquilla's zone, Bonifacio Tartalo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Lekubegi came out of the goal and Bonifacio Tartalo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Raebert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hermengildo Grabiel having to make a save. 19 minutes into the match, Lucas Rito notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tigre's Hermengildo Grabiel. Hermengildo Grabiel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Miguel Fidensio charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Fidensio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes Tigre got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Fidensio. Guillermo Platon was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After having played for 32 minutes, Bonifacio Tartalo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bonifacio Tartalo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Raebert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Tusaquilla were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Ixona to make the kick off. Gilberto Ixona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Santos Lekubegi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Lesardo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Lucas Rito struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Hermengildo Grabiel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tusaquilla. Hermengildo Grabiel came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Tusaquilla's Lucas Rito. But to his dismay, Lucas Rito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Santos Lekubegi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bonifacio Tartalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Jonathan Raebert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Hermengildo Grabiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucas Rito in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hermengildo Grabiel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Santos Lekubegi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Tartalo in the 89th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Gilberto Ixona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Lekubegi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute Gilberto Ixona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Lekubegi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Lesardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gilberto Ixona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tusaquilla had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.