League Play-Off

Estadio Avellaneda
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adrian Burutzagi got the match started through his kick off. Paulino Dolcet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernabe Galtero. Avellaneda's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Roldán AFC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Lázaro Haimar hit a great ball. Nereo Niguel missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 12 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the German Bras right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Burni in the 18th minute of play forced Avellaneda's goalkeeper Bernabe Galtero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Roldán AFC defense, Eleuterio Pagomari kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of German Bras. The Roldán AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that German Bras should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Florencio Iruinea kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving German Bras. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. Adrian Burutzagi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute of the match Atilano Honesto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but German Bras showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florencio Iruinea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eleuterio Pagomari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Bras having to interfere. If Florencio Iruinea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernabe Galtero came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Roldán AFC's Luciano Burni. But to his dismay, Luciano Burni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 63 minutes into the match, Roldán AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Iruinea came free, but German Bras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. German Bras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Iruinea in the 67th minute of play. If Adrian Burutzagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luciano Burni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Bernabe Galtero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Honorio Nisio fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Avellaneda's protests and gave Honorio Nisio a yellow card for diving instead. Honorio Nisio kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Luciano Burni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Florencio Iruinea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luciano Burni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernabe Galtero read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Eleuterio Pagomari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Roldán AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Iruinea came free, but German Bras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee gave Avellaneda a penalty, 96 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nereo Niguel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Roldán AFC's German Bras. 3-1. Roldán AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.