League Play-Off

Estadio Güemes
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hugo Ramirez made the kick off which started today's match. Roman Claude was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Eustaquio Bartoleme. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manantiales FC's goalkeeper Roman Claude, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 6th match minute, El Patron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorato Inautzi to maneuver through the defense. Manantiales FC's Severino Porfiro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 7th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for El Patron. Rogelio Tirso who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Roman Claude when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 13 minutes, Hugo Ramirez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hugo Ramirez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Manantiales FC booed when El Patron was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Bartoleme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manantiales FC's Roman Claude played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Lopez in the 20th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vladimiro Cordeara during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amador Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Claude having to interfere. Rogelio Tirso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Roman Claude skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of El Patron booed when Manantiales FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsenio Cresconio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rogelio Tirso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Roman Claude tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogelio Tirso scored 1-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roman Claude, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, El Patron's Antonio Urtsua got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute of the match Manantiales FC got a corner. El Patron's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Severino Porfiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Severino Porfiro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Martin Gartzen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Hugo Ramirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Amador Lopez made the kick off in the second half. In the 55thth minute of the game Amador Lopez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manantiales FC's Roman Claude was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 60 minutes into the game, El Patron's Amador Lopez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Claude made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When Rogelio Tirso fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Patron's protests and gave Rogelio Tirso a yellow card for diving instead. Rogelio Tirso hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Amador Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Claude having to interfere. The supporters of El Patron booed when Manantiales FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernan Edur didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Manantiales FC booed when El Patron was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Bartoleme didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Manantiales FC defense, Amador Lopez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Claude. The Manantiales FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Claude should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Manantiales FC's Hugo Ramirez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Martin Gartzen. That made the score 3-1 after 95 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Patron had won after a very even match.