League Play-Off

Tony Castrillon
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santos Garcia got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Argentino de Castelar got a freekick which was hit by Fulgencio Harriet. In the 5th minute, German Estevez made a precise shot to the right of Leandro Eguntsenti. Argentino de Castelar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ceferino Bastia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Eguntsenti having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Sir Alex Gang got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Vachon. Cleto Iago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Sir Alex Gang's zone, Santos Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edelmiro Bermudez came out of the goal and Santos Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the match, Sir Alex Gang's goalkeeper Edelmiro Bermudez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustacio Udalaitz. Leandro Eguntsenti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceferino Bastia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sir Alex Gang booed when Argentino de Castelar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulgencio Harriet didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sir Alex Gang's Ceferino Bastia in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Argentino de Castelar's goalie prevented a goal. Ceferino Bastia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Eguntsenti having to interfere. German Estevez scored 0-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leandro Eguntsenti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 47 minutes, Ceferino Bastia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sir Alex Gang's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ceferino Bastia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Argentino de Castelar players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sir Alex Gang were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ceferino Bastia to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Argentino de Castelar's zone, German Estevez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leandro Eguntsenti came out of the goal and German Estevez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ceferino Bastia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Leandro Eguntsenti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sir Alex Gang's German Estevez got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Argentino de Castelar getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Bernardino Demario hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Ceferino Bastia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sir Alex Gang's supporters rose to their feet, but Ceferino Bastia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leandro Eguntsenti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 66th minute German Estevez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Eguntsenti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ceferino Bastia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leandro Eguntsenti. That made the score 0-4 in the 67 minute of play. If German Estevez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Santos Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Argentino de Castelar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 80 minutes into the match, Sir Alex Gang's Emanuel Vachon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leandro Eguntsenti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sir Alex Gang's Cleto Iago got a free kick in the 81st minute. 86 minutes into the game, Ceferino Bastia lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Leandro Eguntsenti. After a defensive mix-up in Argentino de Castelar's zone, German Estevez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leandro Eguntsenti came out of the goal and German Estevez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sir Alex Gang's Cleto Iago got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sir Alex Gang played a much better game than Argentino de Castelar and deserved their victory. The Argentino de Castelar players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.