League Play-Off

Néstor Kirchner
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. Feliberto Tancredo started the match with the kick off. Atlético Salto Capioví's Willian Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliberto Tancredo in the 4th minute of play. The supporters of Los Porteños booed when Atlético Salto Capioví was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Higinio Marino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brasil Richardsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Benedykt Marchewka in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Antonio Criston, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Willian Chaves came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Porteños's Lastur Rodriguez. But to his dismay, Lastur Rodriguez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Brasil Richardsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Criston having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Atlético Salto Capioví's goal looked a bit too open when Lastur Rodriguez came free, but Willian Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonio Criston made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Brasil Richardsson sent off a good shot on target. Willian Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lastur Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ovidio Lano hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lastur Rodriguez in the 43rd minute of play forced Atlético Salto Capioví's goalkeeper Willian Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Porteños's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lastur Rodriguez in the 45th minute. A nice corner shot did that Lastur Rodriguez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Willian Chaves quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Antonio Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedykt Marchewka, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Brasil Richardsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Benedykt Marchewka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antonio Criston showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedykt Marchewka in the 54th minute of the match. Antonio Criston took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedykt Marchewka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Criston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brasil Richardsson in the 60th minute of play. Willian Chaves made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Feliberto Tancredo sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute Los Porteños were awarded a corner. Lastur Rodriguez went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Lastur Rodriguez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atlético Salto Capioví's Willian Chaves did a great save. In the 68th minute Lastur Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Lastur Rodriguez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Willian Chaves was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 71st minute, Lastur Rodriguez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Porteños fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Brasil Richardsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Criston having to interfere. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Porteños's goalkeeper Antonio Criston, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Atlético Salto Capioví's Higinio Marino got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antonio Criston came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Atlético Salto Capioví's Benedykt Marchewka. But to his dismay, Benedykt Marchewka quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Aquilino Maiorga's late challenge caught a Los Porteños's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aquilino Maiorga helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Los Porteños booed when Atlético Salto Capioví was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquilino Maiorga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Willian Chaves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliberto Tancredo in the 83rd minute. Antonio Criston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brasil Richardsson in the 88th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Leonides Aguirre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atlético Salto Capioví were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.