League Play-Off

Estadio Catamarca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Saverio Chale got the match started through his kick off. Ubaldo Guib was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabricio Bordat showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. After 9 played minutes Catamarca got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Mendiko. Gualterio Carlomagno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saverio Chale's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Ladio in the 13th minute of play forced Catamarca's goalkeeper Gualterio Carlomagno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Saverio Chale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Catamarca's Gualterio Carlomagno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 15th minute Nicasio Jaizki suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 15 minutes into the game, Marco Dalmau was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Catamarca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hinojo AFC the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Catamarca's zone, Bernabe Frances stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualterio Carlomagno came out of the goal and Bernabe Frances tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sixto Sotero might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gualterio Carlomagno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sixto Sotero ran back to his position shaking his head. 24 minutes into the match, Catamarca's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Ladio came free, but Gualterio Carlomagno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baltasar Tirso got free with Ubaldo Guib in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Baltasar Tirso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ubaldo Guib. That made the score 2-0 in the 31 minute of play. If Santiago Ladio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Saverio Chale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Saverio Chale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hinojo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Saverio Chale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gualterio Carlomagno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Catamarca's zone, Bernabe Frances stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualterio Carlomagno came out of the goal and Bernabe Frances tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bernabe Frances had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Feliberto Luix fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Catamarca's protests and gave Feliberto Luix a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th minute, Feliberto Luix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Celestino Dominic to strike the kick off in the second half. Gualterio Carlomagno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Frances in the 54th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santiago Ladio got free with Gualterio Carlomagno in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute, Hinojo AFC's Saverio Chale dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Santiago Ladio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gualterio Carlomagno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Catamarca's Jonas Maties got a free kick in the 67th minute. Catamarca's Feliberto Luix got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernabe Frances fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Carlomagno having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saverio Chale got free with Gualterio Carlomagno in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gualterio Carlomagno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Frances in the 81st minute of play. Saverio Chale 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. Saverio Chale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Carlomagno having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Santiago Ladio notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Catamarca's Gualterio Carlomagno. Gualterio Carlomagno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute, Marco Dalmau made a precise shot to the right of Ubaldo Guib. Hinojo AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celestino Dominic in the 95th minute of play forced Hinojo AFC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Guib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Catamarca's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.