League Play-Off

Estadio Emita
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Dionisio Olo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rosario Central FC and the Emita AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Emita AFC booed when Rosario Central FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionisio Olo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ramon Abeijon charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Abeijon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Rosario Central FC got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Abeijon. After a rather tough play, Rosario Central FC's Dionisio Olo got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 10th minute, Hermengildo Acosta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Tadeo Crescencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santo Ricart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Efraim having to interfere. Rosario Central FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Santo Sotil scored to the left of an out of position Jorge Claus, making the score, 1-0. If Santo Sotil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 35 minutes, Ramon Abeijon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rosario Central FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramon Abeijon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Emita AFC's zone, Ramon Abeijon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Efraim came out of the goal and Ramon Abeijon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santo Sotil was extremely unlucky when he, in the 46th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Ramon Abeijon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Efraim having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Santo Ricart recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Casimiro Corderro during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Casimiro Corderro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Rosario Central FC's Santo Ricart slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ivan Efraim. That made the score 1-2 after 64 minutes of play. Santo Sotil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Jorge Claus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sergio Pes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Claus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Sotil in the 77th minute of the match. Rosario Central FC's Jorge Claus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Sotil in the 80th minute of play. Ramon Abeijon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Efraim having to interfere. During the 94th minute of the match Dionisio Olo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dionisio Olo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 98 minutes into the match, Ramon Abeijon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivan Efraim. Emita AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramon Abeijon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The Rosario Central FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.