League Play-Off

Pinamar
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. Marcial Sanduru started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Panaolma FC booed when Pinamar AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristides Francesco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 9 minutes, Aristides Francesco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pinamar AFC and the Panaolma FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Pinamar AFC's zone, Hugo Veremundo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonzalo Lluciano came out of the goal and Hugo Veremundo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Narciso Lapurdi managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Pinamar AFC's Ariel Harriet fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Narciso Lapurdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Distiratsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Humberto Tadzio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Gonzalo Lluciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Humberto Tadzio in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gonzalo Lluciano saved Pinamar AFC from getting behind. Hugo Veremundo kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Isaac Distiratsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Isaac Distiratsu was the one to do the kick off. Ariel Harriet hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Marcial Sanduru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcial Sanduru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Lluciano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Harriet in the 67th minute of play forced Panaolma FC's goalkeeper Narciso Lapurdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Isaac Distiratsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Lapurdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaac Distiratsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Isaac Distiratsu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Panaolma FC's Narciso Lapurdi. Narciso Lapurdi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Isaac Distiratsu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Humberto Tadzio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panaolma FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Humberto Tadzio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonzalo Lluciano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Marcial Sanduru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute of the match, Marcial Sanduru tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gonzalo Lluciano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Panaolma FC booed when Pinamar AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Garaona didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Marcial Sanduru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panaolma FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Pinamar AFC had won, even though Panaolma FC had held more of the ball.