League Play-Off

Estadio Belgrano
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Belgrano's Desiderio Frisco seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Desiderio Frisco the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Belgrano protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Desiderio Frisco had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Braulio Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Mateo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Belgrano's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Mateo came free, but Braulio Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Los Hornos FC's Leon Urdaspal got control of the ball when Edgard Frances tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edgard Frances sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 played minutes Belgrano got a freekick which was hit by Baldomero Uhin. When Romeo Txomin came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Los Hornos FC 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 Romeo Txomin couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Belgrano's zone, Fabio Mateo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Braulio Bastian came out of the goal and Fabio Mateo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Braulio Bastian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Txomin in the 36th minute of play. Romeo Txomin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Braulio Bastian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeo Txomin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Bastian having to interfere. Fabio Mateo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Braulio Bastian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Belgrano players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Los Hornos FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabio Mateo to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Iker Charro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Hornos FC and the Belgrano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edgard Frances received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Leon Urdaspal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gualterio Ted fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Belgrano's protests and gave Gualterio Ted a yellow card for diving instead. 60 minutes into the game, one of Belgrano:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Iker Charro placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 67th minute, Romeo Txomin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 67 minutes into the match, Belgrano's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Mateo came free, but Braulio Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Los Hornos FC's Fabio Mateo got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Romeo Txomin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Bastian having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Domingos Rico 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabio Mateo in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Braulio Bastian saved Belgrano from getting behind. With his leg Braulio Bastian managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Los Hornos FC's Fabio Mateo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Romeo Txomin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Mateo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Braulio Bastian having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Edgard Frances managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgrano's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgard Frances was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leon Urdaspal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 99 minutes, Romeo Txomin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Hornos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Txomin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Los Hornos FC played a much better game than Belgrano and deserved their victory. The Belgrano players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.