League Play-Off

Estadio Girondo
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. Amadeo Cordarin started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Laureano Nazario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Torbellino's Emiliano Bustillo got control of the ball when Laureano Nazario tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emiliano Bustillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Antonio Efraim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Bustillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Santo might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antonio Efraim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Santo ran back to his position shaking his head. Antonio Efraim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Santo in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Saul Ur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Torbellino's Jorge Bustillo got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Bustillo in the 27th minute of play forced Girondo FC's goalkeeper Antonio Efraim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Efraim came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Torbellino's Jorge Bustillo. But to his dismay, Jorge Bustillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Julian Balasi kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Girondo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Donzel came free, but Antonio Efraim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Gonzalo Pereyra sped through Girondo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Antonio Efraim.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Bustillo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Jorge Bustillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Efraim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Bustillo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Antonio Efraim skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 62nd minute, Oscar Donzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Efraim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Bustillo in the 66th minute of play. Antonio Efraim was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leandro Santo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 72 minute of play. Leandro Santo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jorge Bustillo charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Bustillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th match minute, Torbellino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Bustillo to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Efraim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Bustillo in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 83 minutes, Felipe Noe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torbellino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Noe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Torbellino getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Oscar Donzel hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Torbellino's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Valery came free, but Emiliano Bustillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Jorge Bustillo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Antonio Efraim. That made the score 0-4 in the 94 minute of play. The Torbellino supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Torbellino would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.