League Play-Off

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Central Argentino R.C.'s Quilo Guerrero started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Central Argentino R.C.'s Pericles Balcells got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Baraxil Jurado 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. Leobardo Llinares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melkor Dorado having to interfere. Baraxil Jurado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Quilo Guerrero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Román Cameno, 1-0. Melkor Dorado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baraxil Jurado in the 16th minute of play. Baraxil Jurado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melkor Dorado having to interfere. Romano Navas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Román Cameno having to interfere. Melkor Dorado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leobardo Llinares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Baraxil Jurado came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the UD Stephen King 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 Baraxil Jurado couldn't finish the play. Baraxil Jurado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Quilo Guerrero might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Román Cameno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Quilo Guerrero ran back to his position shaking his head. Baraxil Jurado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melkor Dorado having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leobardo Llinares was the one to do the kick off. If Leobardo Llinares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilfredo Riba during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pau Andres walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After 60 minutes of play, Central Argentino R.C.'s Quilo Guerrero made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Román Cameno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leobardo Llinares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Melkor Dorado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute Leobardo Llinares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melkor Dorado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejo Zapico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Central Argentino R.C.'s goalkeeper Melkor Dorado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Melkor Dorado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leobardo Llinares in the 95th minute of the match. Melkor Dorado was out of position in the 100 minute of play, and Leobardo Llinares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leobardo Llinares really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The Central Argentino R.C. players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.