League Play-Off

Henderson
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Barea took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute Severiano Medardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Panpili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Sugoi in the 9th minute of play forced Tucumán's goalkeeper Marciano Pere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severiano Medardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Epifanio Panpili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Epifanio Panpili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Barea in the 18th minute of the match. Fernando Barea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Epifanio Panpili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evelio Illan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tucumán's Severiano Medardo got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Henderson FC's goal looked a bit too open when Severiano Medardo came free, but Epifanio Panpili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fernando Barea came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Tucumán 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 Fernando Barea couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Celedonio Sugoi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Henderson FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Celedonio Sugoi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marciano Pere breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celedonio Sugoi made a kick off. Henderson FC's Epifanio Panpili proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Henderson FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Fernando Barea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tucumán's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Barea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Epifanio Panpili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute Celedonio Sugoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Pere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Evelio Illan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Henderson FC's zone, Fernando Barea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Panpili came out of the goal and Fernando Barea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Fernando Barea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Epifanio Panpili was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Tucumán's Epifanio Panpili threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fernando Barea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Ivan Sindo fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tucumán's protests and gave Ivan Sindo a yellow card for diving instead. Ivan Sindo hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 1-0 became the score in the 85th minute when Celedonio Sugoi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Celedonio Sugoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marciano Pere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Sugoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.