League Play-Off

El Marginal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hernan Froylan took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Americo Erasto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Guaberto Etxepare was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 6 minutes of play, Claromeco's Isidro Hodei made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guaberto Etxepare was left in no man's land by his defense there! Guaberto Etxepare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ove Forsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Ove Forsberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Claromeco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The supporters of Merkiados booed when Claromeco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Johans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guaberto Etxepare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ove Forsberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Hernan Froylan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ove Forsberg in the 19th minute of play forced Merkiados's goalkeeper Guaberto Etxepare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Ove Forsberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Etxepare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guaberto Etxepare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Erasto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merkiados's Guaberto Etxepare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Erasto in the 25th minute of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Americo Erasto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merkiados's Guaberto Etxepare was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ove Forsberg in the 26th minute of play forced Merkiados's goalkeeper Guaberto Etxepare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Claudio Elazar made a precise shot to the right of Guaberto Etxepare. Merkiados's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Hernan Froylan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Wellington Secco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fidel Avellaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jhonatan Maidana's late challenge caught a Merkiados's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jhonatan Maidana helped the player get up and apologised. Jhonatan Maidana kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Merkiados's Guaberto Etxepare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Erasto in the 39th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Claromeco's Cristobal Johans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guaberto Etxepare made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Guaberto Etxepare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Erasto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Guaberto Etxepare made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amado Gombal in the 55th minute. After some careless play in the Merkiados defense, Cristobal Johans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guaberto Etxepare. The Merkiados fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guaberto Etxepare should have stopped the shot. Claudio Elazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guaberto Etxepare having to interfere. With a little luck, Merkiados's Guaberto Etxepare got control of the ball when Ove Forsberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Guaberto Etxepare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Erasto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd match minute, Merkiados was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Avellaneda to maneuver through the defense. Guaberto Etxepare didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 65th minute, which inside left pole to 0-7. In the 69th minute, Cristobal Johans ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guaberto Etxepare was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. The supporters of Claromeco booed when Merkiados was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernan Froylan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guaberto Etxepare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Johans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merkiados's Guaberto Etxepare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Elazar in the 80th minute of play. After 80 minutes, Fidel Avellaneda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Merkiados and the Claromeco players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Merkiados was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Avellaneda to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Merkiados's goalkeeper Guaberto Etxepare, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Americo Erasto notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of Merkiados's Guaberto Etxepare. Guaberto Etxepare was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 90 minutes into the match, Merkiados's goalkeeper Guaberto Etxepare had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jhonatan Maidana. Merkiados were furious when Rigoberto Urtsua was red carded, 90 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 91st minute, Rigoberto Urtsua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.