League Play-Off

Estadio Manantiales
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cesar Kimetz started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tala FC's goalkeeper Tomas Corderun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Tala FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Nereo Pio hit a great ball. Tala FC's Tomas Corderun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Tala FC from getting a goal against them. Tala FC's Tomas Corderun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siro Raphael in the 13th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicanor Lander during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, Nicanor Lander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute, Bernabe Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tala FC's zone, Bernabe Duarte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Corderun came out of the goal and Bernabe Duarte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bernabe Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Corderun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Raphael in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Oxarra in the 31st minute of play forced Manantiales's goalkeeper Gustavo Caitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Manantiales getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Nicanor Lander hit a great ball. When Bernabe Duarte came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Manantiales 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 Bernabe Duarte couldn't finish the play. Saturnino Oxarra hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Bernabe Duarte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Tomas Corderun made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Siro Raphael to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 52nd minute by Cesar Kimetz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ambrosio Maraman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bernabe Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pascual Javiero's late challenge caught a Manantiales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pascual Javiero helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, Pascual Javiero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Bernabe Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saturnino Oxarra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Gustavo Caitano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bernabe Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ambrosio Maraman during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Tala FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ambrosio Maraman hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Silverio Rey fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Tomas Corderun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Raphael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saturnino Oxarra got free with Gustavo Caitano in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustavo Caitano made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Saturnino Oxarra sent off a good shot on target. Saturnino Oxarra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gustavo Caitano having to make a save. Delmar Telesforo hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Reynaldo Rexino, 95 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.