League Play-Off

El Pijín Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Piedritas United's Ceferino Cordara started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Ceferino Cordara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Caradaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ceferino Cordara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Sergio Caradaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Braulio Burni's late challenge caught a Loreto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Braulio Burni helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 played minutes Piedritas United got a freekick which was hit by Braulio Burni. After 15 played minutes, Loreto's Cecilio Ospetsu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leo Damario came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Loreto reached it. After 21 played minutes Loreto got a freekick which was hit by Honorio Loiola. Sergio Caradaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Cordara, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. A collision led to Loreto getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ignacio Monte hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Cordara in the 28th minute of play forced Loreto's goalkeeper Sergio Caradaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Loreto's zone, Conrado Errolan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergio Caradaro came out of the goal and Conrado Errolan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Loreto's Ignacio Monte got a free kick in the 38th minute. Piedritas United's Leo Damario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Jerold in the 43rd minute of play. Honorio Loiola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Damario having to interfere. In the 47th minute, one of Piedritas United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Piedritas United. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 58th minute, Uriel Jerold 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. Ceferino Cordara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, Honorio Loiola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo Damario. Piedritas United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Honorio Loiola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Honorio Loiola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ceferino Cordara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sergio Caradaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, Braulio Burni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Sergio Caradaro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th match minute, Loreto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Lartaun to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Piedritas United's zone, Ignacio Monte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Damario came out of the goal and Ignacio Monte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ceferino Cordara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Caradaro was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Ignacio Monte kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Sergio Caradaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Cordara in the 86th minute of the match. After 87 minutes, Marciano Umea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Loreto and the Piedritas United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Loreto getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Marciano Umea hit a great ball. Leo Damario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorio Loiola in the 92nd minute of play. Honorio Loiola did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Leo Damario 96 minutes into the match. In the 100th minute, Ceferino Cordara 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Loreto had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.