League Play-Off

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lorenzo Baleren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lorenzo Baleren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Ezkerra having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Umea in the 8th minute of play forced Club Atlético San Miguel's goalkeeper Sergio Abella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Argi lost his temper 11 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Club Atlético San Miguel:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tejas FC:s goal. In the 13th minute there was a penalty for Tejas FC. Fulgencio Hibai stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sergio Abella. 0-1. Lorenzo Baleren's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Cristo Ezkerra skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Blas Lluques, 20 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 22 minutes in the game, Blas Lluques fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cristo Ezkerra having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tejas FC's zone, Lorenzo Baleren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristo Ezkerra came out of the goal and Lorenzo Baleren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd match minute, Tejas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danilo Salvino to maneuver through the defense. Tejas FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Lorenzo Baleren scored to the left of an out of position Cristo Ezkerra, making the score, 1-1. A collision led to Tejas FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Danilo Salvino hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tejas FC's goalkeeper Cristo Ezkerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 46 minutes of play, Tejas FC's Danilo Salvino made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergio Abella was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victorino Umea to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Tejas FC got a freekick which was hit by Remigio Guillen. In the 53rd minute, Lorenzo Baleren 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. In the 57th minute of the match Blas Lluques sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Ezkerra skillfully saved the ball. Sergio Abella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Umea in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tejas FC's Marcelo Ishmael got a free kick in the 61st minute. Rene Enmanuel kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. If Rene Enmanuel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergio Abella made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Danilo Salvino sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute Rene Enmanuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Ezkerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Club Atlético San Miguel's Hugo Matro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristo Ezkerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Victorino Umea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Danilo Salvino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Sergio Abella made a huge save. If Victorino Umea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Blas Lluques sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Tejas FC's Cristo Ezkerra didn't even have to move. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Club Atlético San Miguel lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.