League Play-Off

Estadio Garat
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bartolo Abarca got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to boca juniors getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Fred da Silva hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Bartolo Abarca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Caitano was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Luis Diegotxe struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ricardo Caitano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palomero. After 14 minutes, Segundo Jurdan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the boca juniors and the Palomero players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ricardo Caitano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Lauren in the 23rd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Pablo Lauren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Caitano. boca juniors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pablo Lauren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a little luck, boca juniors's Ricardo Caitano got control of the ball when Tobias Iturri tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Tobias Iturri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Abarca got free with Ricardo Caitano in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Palomero getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Bartolo Abarca hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Ricardo Caitano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 36th minute, Dušan Kriváň left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The boca juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 39 played minutes, boca juniors's Alonzo Berriotxoa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adriana Sabino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in boca juniors reached it. Bartolo Abarca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfonso Bernaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Caitano having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Abarca got free with Ricardo Caitano in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adriana Sabino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dušan Kriváň, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Iker Rafe made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Leonardo Bertran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palomero and the boca juniors players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Leonardo Bertran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the game, one of Palomero:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ricardo Caitano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Iturri in the 59th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes boca juniors got a freekick which was hit by Fred da Silva. In the 61st minute, Dušan Kriváň 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. The audience was convinced that Bartolo Abarca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Caitano was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Tobias Iturri struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Ricardo Caitano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palomero. After some careless play in the Palomero defense, Iker Rafe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adriana Sabino. The Palomero fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adriana Sabino should have stopped the shot. If Pablo Lauren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the game, Dušan Kriváň cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Adriana Sabino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Pablo Lauren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. boca juniors's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.