League Play-Off

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Patricio Ongile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Beturian in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 7th match minute, Ferro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Mattin to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Viator got free with Patricio Ongile in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. pericuquero's Pedro Uxio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Abel in the 14th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Paolo Abel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ferro's supporters rose to their feet, but Paolo Abel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Uxio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee felt a red card was in order, 20 minutes into the game, when Gavino Sol put in a rough tackle. 19 minutes into the game, one of pericuquero:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pedro Uxio went to the wrong direction when Godfredo Ondino was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 25th minute Romulo Rito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Uxio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iker Havier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Patricio Ongile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Godfredo Ondino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ferro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave pericuquero the free kick. Godfredo Ondino hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romulo Rito in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Uxio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romulo Rito in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Uxio saved pericuquero from getting behind. Pedro Uxio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Abel, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Paolo Abel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Uxio having to make a save. After 47 minutes of play, Ferro's Paolo Abel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Uxio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paolo Abel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Ferro booed when pericuquero was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolando Beturian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Godfredo Ondino struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Pedro Uxio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ferro. Paolo Abel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to pericuquero getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Serafino Ieltxu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Abel in the 71st minute of play forced pericuquero's goalkeeper Pedro Uxio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Uxio made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Romulo Rito sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romulo Rito got free with Pedro Uxio in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cayetano Viator received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Patricio Ongile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ferro's goalkeeper Patricio Ongile, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ferro's Paolo Abel got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Uxio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paolo Abel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 97 minute of play. The pericuquero supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ferro's performance. The match ended with a win for Ferro.