League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Camerino started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Arsenal F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Jurdan to maneuver through the defense. Boran Benlioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Jurdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boran Benlioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Camerino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Arsenal F.C's Lino Camerino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boran Benlioğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Lino Camerino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boran Benlioğlu having to interfere. Bonifacio Eufemio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elvio Rumaldo's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After 26 minutes Arsenal F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gogo Dabi who took care of the corner kick. If Lázaro Bieito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute Elvio Rumaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bonifacio Eufemio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Deportivo Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Camerino came free, but Boran Benlioğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boran Benlioğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Camerino in the 34th minute of play. Boran Benlioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Gergori, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Elvio Rumaldo made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Merlo's zone, Ubaldo Jurdan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boran Benlioğlu came out of the goal and Ubaldo Jurdan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Deportivo Merlo's Boran Benlioğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Merlo from getting a goal against them. Boran Benlioğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ubaldo Jurdan in the 58th minute. Boran Benlioğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Camerino in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Deportivo Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Gergori came free, but Boran Benlioğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Rumaldo in the 69th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C's goalkeeper Bonifacio Eufemio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boran Benlioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Camerino, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. If Lino Camerino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deportivo Merlo's Müjdat Pekant was substituted for Lázaro Bieito. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Rumaldo in the 83rd minute of play forced Arsenal F.C's goalkeeper Bonifacio Eufemio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenal F.C's 汪崇骋 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Pascual Thomas, made in the 85th minute of the game. Matias Solomon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bonifacio Eufemio having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Harald Kindt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 95 minutes of play, Deportivo Merlo's Matias Solomon made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bonifacio Eufemio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.