League Play-Off

Estadio Mutquín
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Everardo Eladio got the match started through his kick off. Everardo Eladio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Rafel having to make a save. Bernabe Cordeara kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Aureliano Pinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Ihazintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Ramon Palban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Marco Rafel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Aldo Ihazintu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Martín City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. San Martín City's Anastasio Dimo got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute Everardo Eladio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Rafel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Aldo Ihazintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliano Pinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Mutquín's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Ihazintu came free, but Aureliano Pinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mutquín's Aureliano Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Ihazintu in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Mutquín's Everardo Eladio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Palban in the 57th minute of play forced San Martín City's goalkeeper Marco Rafel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute of the match, Aldo Ihazintu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aureliano Pinto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aureliano Pinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Ihazintu in the 68th minute of the match. Marco Rafel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everardo Eladio, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Everardo Eladio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Rafel. San Martín City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Everardo Eladio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in San Martín City's zone, Ramon Palban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Rafel came out of the goal and Ramon Palban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. San Martín City's Marco Rafel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Everardo Eladio in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Palban in the 81st minute of play forced San Martín City's goalkeeper Marco Rafel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramon Palban's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Rafel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 88th minute, Aldo Ihazintu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aureliano Pinto, passed just outside the right post. Aldo Ihazintu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Aureliano Pinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Everardo Eladio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Rafel having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the San Martín City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mutquín.