League Play-Off

FC Circus Arena
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. Benjamin Txeru started the match with the kick off. Denis Raphael's late challenge caught a Chacarita Juniors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Raphael helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 minutes of play FC Circus's Denis Raphael was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Denis Raphael kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Chacarita Juniors's Jose Arixo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardino Argi in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of FC Circus booed when Chacarita Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Billy Hilbrands didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zeledon Panfilo shot a long shot in the 20th minute and a light blocked Jose Arixo hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 1-0. Adolphe Van Linthoudt came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jose Arixo could save by the left post. Jose Arixo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 26th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. In the 41st minute of the match Armando Mannuel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aziz Metin skillfully saved the ball. Aziz Metin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelito Di Maria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Bernardino Argi hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Mariano Cuartio struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Jose Arixo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Circus. Aziz Metin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Txeru in the 65th minute of play. Jose Arixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardino Argi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aziz Metin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Georges-Philippe Puttemas in the 77th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Bernardino Argi 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. Aziz Metin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Mannuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Jose Arixo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Cuartio in the 91st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Angelito Di Maria could shoot a difficult shot in the 97th minute, which Aziz Metin however easily saved by the left post. There was no doubt that FC Circus were the better team. FC Circus's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.