League Play-Off

Gigante de Alberdi
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. Ciro Nafarroa started the match with the kick off. Jacinto Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Nafarroa in the 5th minute of play. Jacinto Lastur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliano Mero in the 8th minute. When Justo Tirso fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manantial AFC's protests and gave Justo Tirso a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Justo Tirso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emiliano Mero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Silvio Santos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. When Ciro Nafarroa came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the C.A.Belgrano De Cba 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 Ciro Nafarroa couldn't finish the play. Jeronimo Frantzes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Hernando having to interfere. Jacinto Lastur made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Emiliano Mero sent off a good shot on target. Hugo Pere kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Francisco Hernando didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Manantial AFC's Andres Silvanito shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Emiliano Mero scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacinto Lastur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpected shot in the 45th minute by Emiliano Mero got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andres Silvanito to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Manantial AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Nafarroa came free, but Jacinto Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Pere charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Pere the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, C.A.Belgrano De Cba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Pere to maneuver through the defense. Manantial AFC's Andres Silvanito got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Andres Silvanito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeronimo Frantzes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Francisco Hernando made a huge save. Jacinto Lastur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Mero in the 69th minute of the match. Francisco Hernando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andres Silvanito's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute, one of C.A.Belgrano De Cba:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C.A.Belgrano De Cba. In the 75th minute, Emiliano Mero 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. Emiliano Mero struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Jacinto Lastur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Belgrano De Cba. In the 80th minute, Andres Silvanito reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Francisco Hernando. The goal made the score 1-2. Andres Silvanito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Hernando came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Manantial AFC's Jeronimo Frantzes. But to his dismay, Jeronimo Frantzes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Manantial AFC's Jeronimo Frantzes got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Manantial AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.