League Play-Off

Estadio Antiuyo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lisandro Nikola got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Guajal AFC's Santo Gagriel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Americo Hotz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lisandro Nikola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Americo Hotz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lisandro Nikola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Santo Gagriel came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Guajal AFC 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 Santo Gagriel couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the match, Antiuyo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Gagriel came free, but Americo Hotz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hermengildo Loco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcos Jaunti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Argenis in the 28th minute of the match. After having played for 31 minutes, Santo Gagriel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guajal AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santo Gagriel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Santo Gagriel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guajal AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Santo Gagriel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Americo Hotz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute, Santo Gagriel 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. Lisandro Nikola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Americo Hotz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Argenis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Jaunti having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Federico Argenis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Saverio Rencio's late challenge caught a Antiuyo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saverio Rencio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Guajal AFC's Saverio Rencio got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Americo Hotz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lisandro Nikola's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Americo Hotz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Nikola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 played minutes Antiuyo FC got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Pedroso. Marcos Jaunti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Federico Argenis went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Marcos Jaunti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermengildo Loco in the 68th minute of the match. When Virgilio Indalecio fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guajal AFC's protests and gave Virgilio Indalecio a yellow card for diving instead. Guajal AFC's Marcos Jaunti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Argenis in the 73rd minute of play. Hermengildo Loco scored 2-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Jaunti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Santo Gagriel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Americo Hotz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Lisandro Nikola 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. In the 86th minute Federico Argenis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Jaunti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Jaunti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Loco in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Guajal AFC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Virgilio Indalecio hit a great ball. Federico Argenis scored 3-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcos Jaunti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Antiuyo FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Guajal AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.