League Play-Off

Néstor Kirchner
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Reynaldo Llin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reynaldo Llin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Luis Santxol skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Marcos Arotza put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Luis Santxol. Pascual Dimo's late challenge caught a CA Justicialismo Unido's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pascual Dimo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th match minute, Berazategui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Dimo to maneuver through the defense. When Reynaldo Llin came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the CA Justicialismo Unido 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 Reynaldo Llin couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the match, CA Justicialismo Unido's goal looked a bit too open when Herminio Abarca came free, but Hernani Rodrigues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Berazategui's Luis Santxol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Arotza in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind CA Justicialismo Unido's goalkeeper Hernani Rodrigues, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reynaldo Llin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Luis Santxol skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Berazategui's Pascual Dimo got his second yellow card of the match in the 32nd minute. The referee ordered Pascual Dimo off the ground. In the 33rd match minute, Berazategui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Dimo to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Marcos Arotza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luis Santxol was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. When CA Justicialismo Unido's Reynaldo Llin in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Berazategui's goalie prevented a goal. Alfonso Cesaro charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfonso Cesaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alfonso Cesaro hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. CA Justicialismo Unido's Marcos Arotza got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Herminio Abarca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Arotza in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luis Santxol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 57th minute Marcos Arotza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Santxol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Astor Estebe hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Marcos Arotza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CA Justicialismo Unido's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcos Arotza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcos Arotza scored 2-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luis Santxol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 67 minutes into the game, CA Justicialismo Unido's Marcos Arotza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luis Santxol made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Luis Santxol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Arotza in the 70th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Berazategui's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Arotza came free, but Luis Santxol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Anibal Ioritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Santxol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Arotza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Astor Estebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of CA Justicialismo Unido booed when Berazategui was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anibal Ioritz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The CA Justicialismo Unido fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when CA Justicialismo Unido's Reynaldo Llin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alfonso Cesaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 89 minutes into the match, Marcos Arotza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Santxol. Berazategui's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcos Arotza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. CA Justicialismo Unido's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.