League Play-Off

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ildefonso Sabin kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Hector Rioja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Elixio. Rosario Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hector Rioja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Florentino Iratze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Sabin in the 6th minute of the match. Rosario Central's Rodolfo Elixio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualterio Ebardo in the 12th minute of play. Rodolfo Elixio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleto Txurio in the 16th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cleto Txurio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Elixio was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Gualterio Ebardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Elixio. Rosario Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gualterio Ebardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Kurrell Lupusland's Florentino Iratze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceferino Garaona in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Kurrell Lupusland's goalkeeper Florentino Iratze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcial Aimar. Florentino Iratze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Garaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Rodolfo Elixio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cleto Txurio went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 44th minute, Cleto Txurio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kurrell Lupusland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Cleto Txurio made the kick off in the second half. Florentino Iratze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Sendoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 52 minutes into the match, Kurrell Lupusland's goal looked a bit too open when Ceferino Garaona came free, but Florentino Iratze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florentino Iratze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ildefonso Sabin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurrell Lupusland's Florentino Iratze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Aimar in the 56th minute of play. Fidel Jacob struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Rodolfo Elixio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kurrell Lupusland. After 75 minutes, Marcial Aimar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rosario Central and the Kurrell Lupusland players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcial Aimar hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Kurrell Lupusland's Jeronimo Inko couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Rosario Central. In the 77th minute, Elpidio Eron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ildefonso Sabin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Kurrell Lupusland's goal looked a bit too open when Ceferino Garaona came free, but Florentino Iratze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodolfo Elixio made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Cleto Txurio sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kurrell Lupusland eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.