League Play-Off

Estadio Echegoyen
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Solustiano kicked off to start the match. Clodoveo Arano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugo Ibon's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. David Solustiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Ignacio Abajas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Echegoyen AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ignacio Abajas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natalio Dolfos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Natalio Dolfos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Clodoveo Arano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Ibon, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Sebastian Lorenz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Clodoveo Arano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clodoveo Arano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Lorenz, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. David Solustiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 43rd minute, Sebastian Lorenz 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. When Hugo Ibon came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Itatí FC 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 Hugo Ibon couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Hugo Ibon made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute of the game, Ignacio Abajas landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 55 minutes into the game, Bartolo Sadurni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itatí FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Echegoyen AFC the free kick. After 56 played minutes Itatí FC got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Sadurni. The crowd rose to their feet as Hugo Ibon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clodoveo Arano. That made the score 1-1 in the 58 minute of play. Bartolo Sadurni got his second yellow card in the match during the 65th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 66th minute, Bartolo Sadurni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jairo Argenis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Natalio Dolfos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute, David Solustiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Lorenz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cirilo Francis's late challenge caught a Echegoyen AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cirilo Francis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Itatí FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Cirilo Francis hit a great ball. Itatí FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.