League Play-Off

Yucumanita
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Edgardo Ipar started the match with the kick off. Yucumanita AFC's Joel Fernado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Fraco in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yucumanita AFC's goalkeeper Joel Fernado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Aaron Fraco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Edgardo Ipar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aaron Fraco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Fernado having to interfere. When Anderson's Edgardo Ipar in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yucumanita AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Yucumanita AFC booed when Anderson was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horacio Urdaspal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anderson's Amadeo Belasko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Eli in the 22nd minute of play. Amadeo Belasko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Eli in the 29th minute of play. Aaron Fraco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Fernado having to interfere. After 33 minutes, Guido Orzaize mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Anderson and the Yucumanita AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Anderson getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Guido Orzaize hit a great ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Gaston Eli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Anderson's Amadeo Belasko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gaston Eli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Anderson booed when Yucumanita AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Mouricio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaston Eli to make the kick off. Joel Fernado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Ipar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anderson's Amadeo Belasko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Eli in the 55th minute of play. Rosendo Tano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo Belasko having to interfere. A collision led to Anderson getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Aaron Fraco hit a great ball. Joel Fernado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Ipar in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Guido Orzaize got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Fraco got free with Joel Fernado in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amadeo Belasko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Eli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeo Belasko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rosendo Tano went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Yucumanita AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Anderson had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.