League Play-Off

Palacio Tomás A Ducó
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cincinnati's Bernardo Raitin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Enzo Silvino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ricardo Dominguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Carlos Prejun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hernan Mikelats. ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Prejun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Bernardo Raitin took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hernan Mikelats. Hernan Mikelats dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After 17th play minutes Bernardo Raitin shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Hernan Mikelats and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 19th minute, Dario Eutor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute Carlos Prejun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Mikelats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Bernardo Raitin sped through ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hernan Mikelats. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Prejun in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernan Mikelats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Raitin in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernan Mikelats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓'s David Astigar got a free kick in the 41st minute. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Raitin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hernan Mikelats was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Raitin in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernan Mikelats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hernan Mikelats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Raitin in the 45th minute of play. Bernardo Raitin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

After a defensive mix-up in ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓'s zone, Bernardo Raitin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hernan Mikelats came out of the goal and Bernardo Raitin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernardo Raitin in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hernan Mikelats saved ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓ from getting behind. The Cincinnati fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Cincinnati's Bernardo Raitin 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 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Cincinnati's Evaristo Enol got a free kick in the 71st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Raitin in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernan Mikelats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th minute, Melquiades Frutos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Cincinnati fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Cincinnati's Bernardo Raitin 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 86thth minute of the game Bernardo Raitin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓'s Hernan Mikelats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvaro Honrio was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Hernan Mikelats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Raitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hernan Mikelats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Raitin in the 89th minute of play. Hernan Mikelats made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evaristo Enol in the 90th minute. Hernan Mikelats stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardo Raitin's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Cincinnati played a much better game than ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓ and deserved their victory. The ▓► C.A. HURACÁN ◄▓ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.