League Play-Off

Cachirulo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emiliano Lizer kicked off to start the match. Alberto Barrionuevo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Gaudencio Leizarraga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Barrionuevo's late challenge caught a Laprida AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Barrionuevo helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 played minutes Gladiadores del Triunfo got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Barrionuevo. After a rather tough play, Gladiadores del Triunfo's Mauricio Perico got a free kick in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, Gladiadores del Triunfo's Blas Egun got a free kick in the 14th minute. Blas Atauri might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Epifanio Lorien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Blas Atauri ran back to his position shaking his head. Emiliano Lizer took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Epifanio Lorien. Epifanio Lorien dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Laprida AFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Nicasio Etxahun hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Laprida AFC's zone, Blas Egun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaudencio Leizarraga came out of the goal and Blas Egun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, Laprida AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Blas Egun fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Gladiadores del Triunfo's Alberto Barrionuevo got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Blas Egun 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. Alberto Barrionuevo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blas Egun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Gladiadores del Triunfo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Laprida AFC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alberto Barrionuevo made a kick off. Mauricio Perico kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute of the match Nicasio Etxahun sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Epifanio Lorien skillfully saved the ball. Mauricio Perico hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Lizer in the 60th minute of play forced Gladiadores del Triunfo's goalkeeper Epifanio Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Epifanio Lorien made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Blas Atauri sent off a good shot on target. Epifanio Lorien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Lizer in the 64th minute of the match. Alberto Barrionuevo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Gaudencio Leizarraga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blas Egun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Gaudencio Leizarraga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the last second Epifanio Lorien throw himself and got hold of the ball when Emiliano Lizer in the 74thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 79th minute Emiliano Lizer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Lorien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gladiadores del Triunfo's Epifanio Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Lizer in the 82nd minute of play. After 85 played minutes Gladiadores del Triunfo got a freekick which was hit by Juan Chepe. If Emiliano Lizer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 93 minutes Laprida AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Florencio Alonso who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Juan Chepe managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 95th match minute, Laprida AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Cedro to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Laprida AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.