League Play-Off

Estadio Pinto
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. Primitivo Abaurre started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Abaurre in the 6th minute of play forced Puissoye's goalkeeper Gustavo Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Lluc in the 7th minute of play forced Puissoye's goalkeeper Gustavo Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Puissoye's Patricio Romo got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 16th minute Flavio Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adan Bautista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fabricio Laurentzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isidro Mero in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adan Bautista saved Pinto from getting behind. Prudencio Iyan's late challenge caught a Puissoye's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prudencio Iyan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Puissoye booed when Pinto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prudencio Iyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pinto's zone, Isidro Mero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adan Bautista came out of the goal and Isidro Mero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Puissoye's Gustavo Merexildo got control of the ball when Artemio Lluc tried to sneak it across the goal line. Puissoye's Gustavo Merexildo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Puissoye from getting a goal against them. Gustavo Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Primitivo Abaurre in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Pinto's Artemio Lluc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustavo Merexildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavio Hernando in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adan Bautista saved Pinto from getting behind. When Prudencio Iyan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 42 minutes had been played. A collision led to Pinto getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Prudencio Iyan hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isidro Mero to strike the kick off in the second half. Adan Bautista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavio Hernando in the 51st minute. After some careless play in the Puissoye defense, Primitivo Abaurre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gustavo Merexildo. The Puissoye fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gustavo Merexildo should have stopped the shot. 57 minutes into the match, Pinto's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Mero came free, but Adan Bautista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Primitivo Abaurre took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustavo Merexildo. Gustavo Merexildo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 61st minute Fabricio Berto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Pinto's Fabricio Berto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustavo Merexildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Flavio Hernando who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Adan Bautista when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fabricio Berto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Pinto's Primitivo Abaurre in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Puissoye's goalie prevented a goal. After 75 minutes, Teobaldo Gaspard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Puissoye and the Pinto players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Puissoye fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! When Fabricio Berto came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Pinto 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 Fabricio Berto couldn't finish the play. Gustavo Merexildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabricio Berto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.