League Play-Off

Estadio Capdevila
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaias Luken kicked off to start the match. Artemio Lluterio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benigno Joachim. Ragnarok's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Evaristo Chesus charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evaristo Chesus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Godoy Cruz got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Chesus. Evaristo Chesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Godoy Cruz's Sebastian Raymundo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Godoy Cruz from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ragnarok booed when Godoy Cruz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Elixio didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Godoy Cruz getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Baturhan Toprak hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Godoy Cruz's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Guerau came free, but Sebastian Raymundo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Godoy Cruz's Sebastian Raymundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomiro Rami in the 17th minute of play. Evaristo Chesus struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Benigno Joachim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Godoy Cruz. Ragnarok's Benigno Joachim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Cuartio in the 20th minute of play. Godoy Cruz's Sebastian Raymundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Jaizki in the 22nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ragnarok's Elpidio Barrionuevo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sebastian Raymundo. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Luken in the 29th minute of play forced Ragnarok's goalkeeper Benigno Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ragnarok getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Salvador Gaitan hit a great ball. In the 35th minute Evaristo Chesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Joachim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Evaristo Chesus made a precise shot to the right of Benigno Joachim. Ragnarok's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Evaristo Chesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Isaias Luken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Raymundo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elpidio Barrionuevo in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Narciso Ortle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Baldomiro Rami made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Godoy Cruz's zone, Elpidio Barrionuevo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Raymundo came out of the goal and Elpidio Barrionuevo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Luken in the 55th minute of play forced Ragnarok's goalkeeper Benigno Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 played minutes Ragnarok got a freekick which was hit by Nicasio Jaizki. Sebastian Raymundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Guerau in the 61st minute of the match. Baldomiro Rami hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When Isaias Luken got free in front of the goal in the 64th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Benigno Joachim was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A collision led to Ragnarok getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ivan Guerau hit a great ball. Benigno Joachim came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Godoy Cruz's Evaristo Chesus. But to his dismay, Evaristo Chesus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Sebastian Raymundo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Jaizki, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Sebastian Raymundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Barrionuevo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Raymundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Guerau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Barrionuevo in the 84th minute of play forced Godoy Cruz's goalkeeper Sebastian Raymundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Ivan Guerau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Raymundo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Flavio Sansone fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Godoy Cruz's protests and gave Flavio Sansone a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th minute, Flavio Sansone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Rami in the 90th minute of play forced Godoy Cruz's goalkeeper Sebastian Raymundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ragnarok's Elpidio Barrionuevo got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Godoy Cruz eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.