League Play-Off

Santa Teresita
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gil Donatello made the kick off and thus started the match. Pablo Quentin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Arkadiusz Narbut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Abel Eutropio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gimnasia CdelU's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Eutropio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiusz Narbut breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 13 minutes, Mauro Bazil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gimnasia CdelU and the C.A. Almafuerte players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mauro Bazil hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Gimnasia CdelU's Aquilino Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Enmanuel in the 20th minute of play. After 25 played minutes C.A. Almafuerte got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Rosario. With a little luck, C.A. Almafuerte's Arkadiusz Narbut got control of the ball when Pablo Quentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arkadiusz Narbut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Quentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The supporters of Gimnasia CdelU booed when C.A. Almafuerte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Rosario didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gimnasia CdelU getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Teo Maria hit a great ball. Aldo Veto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Aquilino Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Gimnasia CdelU booed when C.A. Almafuerte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Rosario didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute Marcial Enmanuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aquilino Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcial Enmanuel was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Pedro Mincho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiusz Narbut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Roger van Gastel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gimnasia CdelU's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A. Almafuerte the free kick. In the 58th minute, Roger van Gastel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Aquilino Neto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Teo Mercurio might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aquilino Neto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teo Mercurio ran back to his position shaking his head. Arkadiusz Narbut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Gimnasia CdelU fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Gimnasia CdelU's Gil Donatello looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 77th minute Pablo Quentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiusz Narbut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arkadiusz Narbut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Quentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to C.A. Almafuerte getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Marcial Enmanuel hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Ramiro Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 minutes of play, C.A. Almafuerte's Ramiro Rosario made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aquilino Neto was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. C.A. Almafuerte walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.