League Play-Off

Marcelo Bielsa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jairo Llin took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jairo Llin in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isaias Urdin saved La Lepra Marplatense from getting behind. Lucas Intxixu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isaias Urdin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. La Lepra Marplatense's Isaias Urdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Llin in the 8th minute of play. When Cristobal Hermon came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the La Lepra Marplatense 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 Cristobal Hermon couldn't finish the play. 13 minutes into the match, La Lepra Marplatense's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Llin came free, but Isaias Urdin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jairo Llin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Lepra Marplatense's Isaias Urdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Llin in the 18th minute of play. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pocho AFC's goalkeeper Iker Lesardo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Lucas Intxixu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaias Urdin. La Lepra Marplatense's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Intxixu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Isaias Urdin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Llin, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 36th minute, Jairo Llin 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. After a defensive mix-up in La Lepra Marplatense's zone, Jairo Llin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isaias Urdin came out of the goal and Jairo Llin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute, Bernardino Maiorga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Intxixu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Jairo Llin notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of La Lepra Marplatense's Isaias Urdin. Isaias Urdin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. La Lepra Marplatense's Isaias Urdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Intxixu in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 53rd minute Cristobal Hermon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Lesardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaias Urdin was a little too slow when Jairo Llin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-3. After 59 played minutes La Lepra Marplatense got a freekick which was hit by Bernardino Maiorga. 63 minutes into the game, Jairo Llin lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Isaias Urdin. Patricio Refugio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Iker Lesardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristobal Hermon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jairo Llin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Alberto Lope hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardino Maiorga charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardino Maiorga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Pocho AFC booed when La Lepra Marplatense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardino Maiorga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute Jairo Llin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaias Urdin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaias Urdin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Llin, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Isaias Urdin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Intxixu went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. If Jairo Llin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.