League Play-Off

Bigand
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruben Frascuelo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Retamal AFC's zone, Claudio Nicholas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natalio Froylan came out of the goal and Claudio Nicholas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Isaias Indartsus short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Natalio Froylan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 11 minutes, Isaias Indartsu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bigand's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isaias Indartsu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfonso Rayman charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfonso Rayman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alfonso Rayman hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Bigand's goal looked a bit too open when Eustacio Balesio came free, but Domingos Cebo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Isaias Indartsu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bigand's supporters rose to their feet, but Isaias Indartsu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natalio Froylan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isaias Indartsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Froylan having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Marcelo Rio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Retamal AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bigand the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Retamal AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Natalio Froylan, was totally fooled by Bigand's Tomas Inge, who 36 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Natalio Froylan made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Isaias Indartsu sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute, Bigand's Isaias Indartsu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Natalio Froylan. Natalio Froylan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. In the 46th minute, Retamal AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Isaias Indartsu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Alfonso Rayman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Retamal AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfonso Rayman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Domingos Cebo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isaias Indartsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Froylan having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Benicio Perrando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bigand's Ruben Frascuelo got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Retamal AFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Alfonso Rayman hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Frascuelo in the 65th minute of play forced Retamal AFC's goalkeeper Natalio Froylan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Froylan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Indartsu in the 66th minute of the match. When Eustacio Balesio came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Retamal 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 Eustacio Balesio couldn't finish the play. Eustacio Balesio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Natalio Froylan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Frascuelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natalio Froylan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaias Indartsu in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of Bigand booed when Retamal AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Acevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isaias Indartsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Natalio Froylan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute Isaias Indartsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Froylan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Retamal AFC! Domingos Cebo made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Osvaldo Su sent off a good shot on target. 97 minutes into the match, Bigand's goalkeeper Domingos Cebo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Osvaldo Su. Bigand's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.