League Play-Off

Estadio Speluzzi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonel Abella started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Danilo Hitzeder in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Blas Ubarna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rene Polentzi scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Blas Ubarna, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Danilo Hitzeder took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Blas Ubarna to make any attempt to save it. The crowd rose to their feet as A.V. Sarmiento's Danilo Hitzeder slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Blas Ubarna. That made the score 3-0 after 15 minutes of play. Blas Ubarna made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Rene Polentzi sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Sidoro in the 20th minute of play forced A.V. Sarmiento's goalkeeper Cayetano Seber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in A.V. Sarmiento's zone, Mariano Sidoro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cayetano Seber came out of the goal and Mariano Sidoro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute of the match Ezequiel Dubardo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cayetano Seber skillfully saved the ball. Cayetano Seber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desiderio Clodio in the 35th minute of play. Mariano Sidoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rene Polentzi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Blas Ubarna firmly grabbed it by the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Teo Abechuco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cayetano Seber having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Teo Abechuco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Charadai's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.V. Sarmiento the free kick. In the 57th match minute, Charadai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Abechuco to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st match minute, A.V. Sarmiento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Fanuco to maneuver through the defense. 4-0 became the score in the 65th minute when Danilo Hitzeder elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Mariano Sidoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mariano Sidoro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Cayetano Seber made a huge save. A.V. Sarmiento were furious when Bartolo Guillen was red carded, 75 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 75 minutes into the game, one of A.V. Sarmiento:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mariano Sidoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Cayetano Seber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonel Abella succeeded in the game's 87th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-2. Mariano Sidoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cayetano Seber having to interfere. Mariano Sidoro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Charadai players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for A.V. Sarmiento.