League Play-Off

Estadio Casas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Reynaldo Florian kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, El Che y los zurditos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Florian to maneuver through the defense. Horacio Noe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ladislao Botello's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Reynaldo Florian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ladislao Onofre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ladislao Onofre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reynaldo Florian in the 11th minute. Gavino Grabiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, El Che y los zurditos's Teofilo Berriotxoa got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Bartolo Hanot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horacio Noe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The audience was convinced that Ladislao Botello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horacio Noe was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Marcos Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Noe having to interfere. Reynaldo Florian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ladislao Onofre having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Marcos Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horacio Noe was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Che y los zurditos's goalkeeper Horacio Noe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reynaldo Florian's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ladislao Onofre firmly grabbed it by the left post. Reynaldo Florian came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ladislao Onofre could save by the left post. In the 40th minute, Aquiles Sanchez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gavino Grabiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcos Cruz to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Ladislao Botello could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Horacio Noe however easily saved by the left post. Marcos Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horacio Noe having to make a save. Ladislao Botello was extremely unlucky when he, in the 55th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The supporters of Alvarado booed when El Che y los zurditos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Florian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efrain Laurgain took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Horacio Noe. El Che y los zurditos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, El Che y los zurditos's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Cruz came free, but Horacio Noe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ladislao Onofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Grabiel in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Botello got free with Horacio Noe in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ladislao Botello's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Horacio Noe skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Botello got free with Horacio Noe in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 89 minutes into the match, El Che y los zurditos's goalkeeper Horacio Noe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ladislao Botello. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.