League Play-Off

Estadio Pinto
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tiburcio Dei kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Pinto FC's Leopoldo Patrido got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute Desiderio Laffitte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cayetano Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiburcio Dei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Faustino Cuarto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Godfredo Gartzea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cayetano Pereyra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Faustino Cuarto made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Jonathan Emmanuel sent off a good shot on target. Godfredo Gartzea took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cayetano Pereyra. Cayetano Pereyra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Emmanuel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faustino Cuarto was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When Pinto FC's Tiburcio Dei in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tócota's goalie prevented a goal. 32 minutes into the match, Tócota's goalkeeper Faustino Cuarto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Emmanuel. The audience was convinced that Tiburcio Dei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faustino Cuarto was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Faustino Cuarto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiburcio Dei, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Desiderio Laffitte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pinto FC's goalkeeper Cayetano Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Tócota were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Desiderio Laffitte to strike the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Tócota's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Emmanuel came free, but Faustino Cuarto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiburcio Dei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Emmanuel scored 1-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Faustino Cuarto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Tiburcio Dei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Dei in the 61st minute of play forced Tócota's goalkeeper Faustino Cuarto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cayetano Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Laffitte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Emmanuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faustino Cuarto having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Tadeo Salvino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tócota's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pinto FC the free kick. Tadeo Salvino hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 minutes, Julio Elizardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tócota and the Pinto FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Julio Elizardo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Pinto FC's Cayetano Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desiderio Laffitte in the 87th minute of play. Jonathan Emmanuel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Faustino Cuarto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Lehoi hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Faustino Cuarto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Emmanuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 94 played minutes Tócota got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Salvino. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Jonathan Emmanuel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pinto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Emmanuel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faustino Cuarto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.