League Play-Off

Rodolfo Harkaitz
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Jon started the match with the kick off. Waclaw Merski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Satordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. When Urbano Restu fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Movimiento 26 de Julio's protests and gave Urbano Restu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, Movimiento 26 de Julio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urbano Restu to maneuver through the defense. When Stefan Mruk fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Movimiento 26 de Julio's protests and gave Stefan Mruk a yellow card for diving instead. Gaspar Manni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Ramone having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Victorino Satordi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rio Cuarto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Rio Cuarto getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Eugenio Mederi hit a great ball. Waclaw Merski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Jon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waclaw Merski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Satordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Ramon Vela charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Vela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th minute, Ramon Vela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Victorino Satordi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Movimiento 26 de Julio's Waclaw Merski. Waclaw Merski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victorino Satordi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waclaw Merski having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Christian Jon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rio Cuarto's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Jon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waclaw Merski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eugenio Mederi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Waclaw Merski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorino Satordi in the 43rd minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gaspar Manni made a kick off. Movimiento 26 de Julio's Ramon Vela pulled a muscle in his back after 51 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ildefonso Arias's late challenge caught a Movimiento 26 de Julio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ildefonso Arias helped the player get up and apologised. Ildefonso Arias hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After 55 minutes, Guido Gabirel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rio Cuarto and the Movimiento 26 de Julio players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rio Cuarto getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Guido Gabirel hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Stefan Mruk 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. Gaspar Manni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Ramone having to interfere. Victorino Satordi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Waclaw Merski firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Victorino Satordi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Hernan Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Christian Jon 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. Waclaw Merski made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Victorino Satordi sent off a good shot on target. Waclaw Merski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Jon in the 85th minute of the match. Victorino Satordi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Victorino Satordi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rio Cuarto's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.