League Play-Off

Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arturo Gumaro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Arturo Gumaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Tartalo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Claude hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Raimundo Astrada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hilario Bernardo having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aquilino Prejun got free with Patricio Tartalo in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fermin Cugat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Hilario Bernardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patricio Tartalo made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Aquilino Prejun sent off a good shot on target. Hilario Bernardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fermin Cugat, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgilio Ranolfo during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th minute, Virgilio Ranolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Caligari FC's Arturo Gumaro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Patricio Tartalo. Patricio Tartalo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Arturo Gumaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Tartalo having to interfere. Caligari FC's Arturo Gumaro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 31st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Unquillo FC's Raimundo Astrada got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Unquillo FC's Patricio Tartalo got control of the ball when Aquilino Prejun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Patricio Tartalo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Gumaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fermin Cugat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fermin Cugat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Hilario Bernardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 55 played minutes Caligari FC got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Columbo. When Raimundo Astrada came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Unquillo FC 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 Raimundo Astrada couldn't finish the play. Caligari FC's Hilario Bernardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Caligari FC from getting a goal against them. In the 67th minute, Fermin Cugat 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. Arturo Gumaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Tartalo having to interfere. After having played for 75 minutes, Virgilio Ranolfo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caligari FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgilio Ranolfo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 77 minutes, Gervasio Medina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caligari FC and the Unquillo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hilario Bernardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fermin Cugat in the 84th minute of the match. Raimundo Astrada might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hilario Bernardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raimundo Astrada ran back to his position shaking his head. 90 minutes into the match, Caligari FC's goalkeeper Hilario Bernardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Astrada. 91 minutes into the match, Caligari FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fermin Cugat came free, but Hilario Bernardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Fermin Cugat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilario Bernardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caligari FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.