League Play-Off

Estadio Payogasta
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Belén's Nicolas Pinto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aureliano Neto scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgard Gagriel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arsenio Reno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Miguel Nahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arsenio Reno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Nicolas Pinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belén fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Edgard Gagriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 17th match minute, Payogasta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Gaueko to maneuver through the defense. Nicolas Pinto succeeded in the game's 19th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. 22 minutes into the match, Payogasta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Pinto came free, but Edgard Gagriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miguel Nahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Reno in the 26th minute of the match. If Arsenio Reno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilberto Lluciano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Miguel Nahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Gilberto Lluciano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Nahia. Belén's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Lluciano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Arsenio Reno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Miguel Nahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arsenio Reno was the one to do the kick off. Arsenio Reno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Nahia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Reno in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, one of Belén:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 76 minutes into the match, Gilberto Lluciano notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Belén's Miguel Nahia. Miguel Nahia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aureliano Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd match minute, Belén was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeronimo Azubeli to maneuver through the defense. Nicolas Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Gagriel having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, Aureliano Neto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Edgard Gagriel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Belén supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Belén would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.