League Play-Off

Estadio Cerrillos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Santos Balesio kicked off to start the match. Federico Erlantz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Grabiel having to interfere. A collision led to Cerrillos getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Primitivo Fidensio hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felipe Kauldi during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes C.A. BOCA JUNIOR got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Kauldi. If Santos Balesio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Balesio did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Mateo Tipi 16 minutes into the match. After 20 played minutes Cerrillos got a freekick which was hit by Gavino Machado. Gavino Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Mateo Tipi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, one of C.A. BOCA JUNIOR:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 32nd minute, Santo Maule hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. BOCA JUNIOR's zone, Cosme Hats stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateo Tipi came out of the goal and Cosme Hats tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, C.A. BOCA JUNIOR's Mateo Tipi got control of the ball when Gavino Machado tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santos Balesio in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mateo Tipi saved C.A. BOCA JUNIOR from getting behind. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Federico Erlantz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Cerrillos's Gavino Machado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Tipi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 52nd minute Cosme Hats suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 52 minutes, Marco Abeitia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A. BOCA JUNIOR and the Cerrillos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, C.A. BOCA JUNIOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Abeitia to maneuver through the defense. Santos Balesio 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. 57 minutes into the match, Benicio Bladi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Grabiel. Cerrillos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benicio Bladi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Federico Erlantz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by Aaron Guillerme from long distance, 71 minutes into the match, got Marco Grabiel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Erlantz in the 83rd minute of play forced Cerrillos's goalkeeper Marco Grabiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Umea hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the game, Fausto Umea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cerrillos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A. BOCA JUNIOR the free kick. In the 87th minute, Fausto Umea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benicio Bladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Grabiel having to interfere. The C.A. BOCA JUNIOR players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cerrillos from taking control. The game ends in a draw.