League Play-Off

El Valle De Uco
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. Domingos Henrico started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Santos Luzardo's Jesus Quilino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aldo Martxot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Silverio Adrio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingos Henrico in the 11th minute of the match. Silverio Adrio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingos Henrico, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute Jorge Ellande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Martxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Ellande struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Aldo Martxot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santos Luzardo. If Ovidio Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ovidio Franco struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Silverio Adrio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A. El Portillo. Jorge Ellande scored 0-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aldo Martxot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jorge Ellande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. El Portillo's zone, Jorge Ellande stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Martxot came out of the goal and Jorge Ellande tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jorge Ellande made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingos Henrico in the 53rd minute of play forced Santos Luzardo's goalkeeper Silverio Adrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Santos Luzardo's Eriberto Astigar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Silverio Adrio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domingos Henrico's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. After 62nd play minutes Jorge Ellande shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Aldo Martxot and just under the crossbar into goal. C.A. El Portillo's Aldo Martxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Ellande in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Jesus Quilino 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. In the 70th minute, Jorge Ellande fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domingos Henrico in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silverio Adrio saved Santos Luzardo from getting behind. Silverio Adrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Henrico in the 75th minute of play. Domingos Henrico scored 1-4 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silverio Adrio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Domingos Henrico came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the C.A. El Portillo 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 Domingos Henrico couldn't finish the play. Fabian Artaldo kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Jesus Quilino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Aldo Martxot made a huge save. Domingos Henrico took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silverio Adrio. Silverio Adrio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Ernesto Gabino kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The Santos Luzardo 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.