League Play-Off

Motoque
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Osvaldo Cugat made the kick off which started today's match. Mariano Quinito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Hechter having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Mojotoro's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Quinito came free, but Santiago Hechter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Martinez in the 16th minute of play forced Motoque AFC's goalkeeper Alberto Boniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Cugat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Boniel having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santos Martinez in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alberto Boniel saved Motoque AFC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Motoque AFC's Jonas Herena got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Alberto Boniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Cugat, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Motoque AFC's zone, Santos Martinez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Boniel came out of the goal and Santos Martinez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Mojotoro booed when Motoque AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Herena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vladimiro Atauri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Santiago Hechter made a huge save. When Motoque AFC's Mariano Quinito in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mojotoro's goalie prevented a goal. Santos Martinez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Boniel having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mojotoro defense, Vladimiro Atauri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santiago Hechter. The Mojotoro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santiago Hechter should have stopped the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Quinito to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiro Atauri in the 55th minute of play forced Mojotoro's goalkeeper Santiago Hechter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Hechter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Quinito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mariano Quinito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mojotoro's Santiago Hechter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiro Atauri in the 62nd minute of play. Vladimiro Atauri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Santiago Hechter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the game, Rafael Heli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mojotoro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Motoque AFC the free kick. In the 78th match minute, Mojotoro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Heli to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Mariano Quinito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Emanuel Bide fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mojotoro's protests and gave Emanuel Bide a yellow card for diving instead. When Vladimiro Atauri came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Motoque AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vladimiro Atauri couldn't finish the play. Osvaldo Cugat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Alberto Boniel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santos Martinez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Boniel having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.