League Play-Off

Francisco Ghersinich
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ladislao Licerio kicked off to start the match. El Porvenir's Julio-César Falcioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Licerio in the 8th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clodoveo Emmanuel got free with Wilfredo Claude in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Jurdan in the 12th minute of play forced El Porvenir's goalkeeper Julio-César Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Jurdan in the 14th minute of play forced El Porvenir's goalkeeper Julio-César Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmiro Mingo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Julio-César Falcioni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Sesuldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio-César Falcioni having to interfere. Esteve Jurdan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Julio-César Falcioni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Club Mercedes's Ladislao Licerio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio-César Falcioni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Club Mercedes booed when El Porvenir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteve Pero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicasio Theobald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Esteve Jurdan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio-César Falcioni having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Julio-César Falcioni was a little too slow when Ladislao Licerio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-2. Julio-César Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmiro Mingo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteve Jurdan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Julio-César Falcioni made a huge save. Julio-César Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Licerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ladislao Licerio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clodoveo Emmanuel in the 67th minute of play forced Club Mercedes's goalkeeper Wilfredo Claude to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clodoveo Emmanuel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clodoveo Emmanuel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ladislao Licerio came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Club Mercedes 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 Ladislao Licerio couldn't finish the play. Julio-César Falcioni made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Esteve Jurdan sent off a good shot on target. 86 minutes into the match, El Porvenir's goalkeeper Julio-César Falcioni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Esteve Jurdan. El Porvenir's Julio-César Falcioni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save El Porvenir from getting a goal against them. After 90 minutes, Cesar Arnas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Mercedes and the El Porvenir players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Club Mercedes getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Cesar Arnas hit a great ball. Julio-César Falcioni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ladislao Licerio's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 97th minute, Hugo Ebardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Club Mercedes's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.