League Play-Off

Claudio Suàrez
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Bordat got the match started through his kick off. Baltasar Bonifaco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Abarca, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Rolando Rudolfo's late challenge caught a FC Texcoco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rolando Rudolfo helped the player get up and apologised. After 11 played minutes Espinillo got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Rudolfo. FC Texcoco's Paulo Bordat got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC Texcoco's zone, Igor Erroman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltasar Bonifaco came out of the goal and Igor Erroman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramiro Raitin's late challenge caught a Espinillo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramiro Raitin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Texcoco getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ramiro Raitin hit a great ball. Rolando Rudolfo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Laureano Hurko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Bordat in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute, Fulgencio Abarca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espinillo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Baltasar Bonifaco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Erroman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laureano Hurko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Bordat in the 35th minute. A collision led to Espinillo getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Joaquin Malvin hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Ermegildo Ubendu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 42 played minutes FC Texcoco got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Maju.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fulgencio Abarca to make the kick off. FC Texcoco's Baltasar Bonifaco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save FC Texcoco from getting a goal against them. Teobaldo Castel kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute of the match, Igor Erroman got a very nice opportunity to score, but Baltasar Bonifaco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas Seguinus got free with Baltasar Bonifaco in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas Seguinus got free with Baltasar Bonifaco in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Texcoco's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Blas Seguinus scored to the left of an out of position Baltasar Bonifaco, making the score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Malvin in the 87th minute of play forced FC Texcoco's goalkeeper Baltasar Bonifaco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Igor Erroman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espinillo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Espinillo's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.