League Play-Off

Estadio Rawson
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luisito Abreu made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Holdich AFC got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Urti. Augusto Mitxel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of LA IMPRENTA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Holdich AFC:s goal. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Holdich AFC. Emiliano Urti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Augusto Mitxel. 0-1. After 21 minutes, Tiburcio Iruinea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA IMPRENTA and the Holdich AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Holdich AFC's Natalio Menendo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Abreu in the 24th minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Donato Martinez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LA IMPRENTA's Augusto Mitxel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30thth minute of the game Rosendo Gonzalez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LA IMPRENTA's Augusto Mitxel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, LA IMPRENTA's Nestor Pitin got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 39th minute Rosendo Gonzalez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Mitxel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, LA IMPRENTA's Gaudencio Ibañez got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Emiliano Urti, 43 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that Donato Martinez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augusto Mitxel was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. 48 minutes into the match, Holdich AFC's Donato Martinez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augusto Mitxel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The LA IMPRENTA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Holdich AFC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donato Martinez to make the kick off. When Nestor Pitin came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the LA IMPRENTA 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 Nestor Pitin couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute Donato Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Mitxel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Holdich AFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Gaston Gilen hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, LA IMPRENTA's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Martinez came free, but Augusto Mitxel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 75 minutes, Rosendo Gonzalez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Holdich AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosendo Gonzalez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Rosendo Gonzalez came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Holdich 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 Rosendo Gonzalez couldn't finish the play. When Jairo Henrico came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the LA IMPRENTA 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 Jairo Henrico couldn't finish the play. In the 80th match minute, Holdich AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Medero to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 83 minutes, Rosendo Gonzalez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Holdich AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosendo Gonzalez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rosendo Gonzalez scored 0-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Mitxel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. LA IMPRENTA's Augusto Mitxel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save LA IMPRENTA from getting a goal against them. If Donato Martinez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The LA IMPRENTA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Holdich AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.