League Play-Off

Estadio Eldorado
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Omar Ignazio started the match with the kick off. Vicente Arnau was a little too slow when Omar Ignazio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Rosendo Beturian came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Taquimilán 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 Rosendo Beturian couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the match, Eldorado's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Llorienzo came free, but Fermin Montez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Beturian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fermin Montez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Igor Llorienzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fermin Montez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Lino Godoy charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lino Godoy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th match minute, Taquimilán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Godoy to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Arsenio Ranolfo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eldorado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Vicente Arnau made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Arsenio Ranolfo sent off a good shot on target. Eldorado's Adriana Kemen pulled a muscle in his leg after 28 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Domingo Mendiko's late challenge caught a Eldorado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Domingo Mendiko helped the player get up and apologised. Domingo Mendiko kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Eldorado's Emiliano Demario couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Taquimilán. If Arsenio Ranolfo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fermin Montez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosendo Beturian, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Igor Llorienzo made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Lorenzo Abeijon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute of the match Delmar Azevedo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fermin Montez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Igor Llorienzo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taquimilán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Llorienzo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Arsenio Ranolfo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eldorado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arsenio Ranolfo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fermin Montez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rosendo Beturian in the 68th minute. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eldorado's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Delmar Azevedo was slow to take the kick. During this time Taquimilán's players had a chance to rest. Delmar Azevedo made a great header on Taquimilán's corner, it was just that Eldorado's Fermin Montez managed to reach the ball for a save. Fermin Montez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Llorienzo in the 75th minute of play. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Taquimilán's Igor Llorienzo in the 82nd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Fermin Montez was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Eldorado through an amazing save. In the 84th match minute, Eldorado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Abeijon to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Arsenio Ranolfo notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Taquimilán's Vicente Arnau. Vicente Arnau was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 93rd minute, Rosendo Beturian 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Honorio Gonzalez got free with Fermin Montez in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Eldorado fans cheered their team off the field, for while Taquimilán had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.