League Play-Off

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victorio Ferman kicked off to start the match. Raul Efren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wilfredo Haritz was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Victorio Ferman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Victorio Ferman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The supporters of Unión Trelew booed when MuñecoG 912 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Vasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. MuñecoG 912's Rene Garikoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Montrelle in the 18th minute of play. Victorio Ferman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Wilfredo Haritz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Efren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilfredo Haritz having to make a save. Hilario Silvino kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After 27 minutes, Nestor Naelio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unión Trelew and the MuñecoG 912 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Unión Trelew's Wilfredo Haritz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Ferman in the 28th minute of play. Raul Efren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Haritz having to interfere. Rene Garikoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Sayveon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Naelio kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusebio Ritchie got free with Wilfredo Haritz in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wilfredo Haritz didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 39th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. 43 minutes into the game, Victorio Ferman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wilfredo Haritz. Victorio Ferman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. In the 46th match minute, MuñecoG 912 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Baleren to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in MuñecoG 912's zone, Jaime Sayveon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Garikoitz came out of the goal and Jaime Sayveon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Sayveon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Efren in the 54th minute of play forced Unión Trelew's goalkeeper Wilfredo Haritz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Unión Trelew's Wilfredo Haritz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Ferman in the 59th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Rene Garikoitz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rene Garikoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Sayveon in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Jaime Sayveon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Unión Trelew's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Efren came free, but Wilfredo Haritz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victorio Ferman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Haritz having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Raul Efren notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Unión Trelew's Wilfredo Haritz. Wilfredo Haritz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victorio Ferman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilfredo Haritz having to make a save. If Victor Chan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raul Efren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Haritz having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Victorio Ferman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfredo Haritz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 87 minutes, Jaime Sayveon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unión Trelew's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaime Sayveon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nestor Naelio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rene Garikoitz came out and tried to block the shot, but Nestor Naelio slotted it home off the left post making it 6-1 in the 90th minute. There was no doubt that MuñecoG 912 were the better team. MuñecoG 912's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.