League Play-Off

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
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. Flavio Viviano started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, C. A. Platense's Bartolo Guillen got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Flavio Viviano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Fidel Aurken made a huge save. Erubiel Txilar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cayetano Chepe in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolo Guillen in the 7th minute of play forced LAS PRIMAS FC's goalkeeper Erubiel Txilar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bartolo Guillen came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the C. A. Platense 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 Bartolo Guillen couldn't finish the play. Fidel Aurken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Viviano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonides Nardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erubiel Txilar having to interfere. Leonides Nardo got in the 18th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Erubiel Txilar handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Leonides Nardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erubiel Txilar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. In the 28th minute, Jonatan Laurentzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Platense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, LAS PRIMAS FC's Tomas Beremundo got a free kick in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Filomeno Matthew was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LAS PRIMAS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Platense the free kick. After 38 played minutes LAS PRIMAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Filomeno Matthew. In the 39th minute, Daniel Arnalt sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and LAS PRIMAS FC's Erubiel Txilar didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, C. A. Platense's Eulalio Mirande got a free kick in the 41st minute. Julian Sadurni charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julian Sadurni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Julian Sadurni kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, LAS PRIMAS FC's Denis Gorbea got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half C. A. Platense were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonides Nardo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tomas Beremundo hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Leonides Nardo took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Erubiel Txilar to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eulalio Mirande during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to C. A. Platense getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Eulalio Mirande hit a great ball. Erubiel Txilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Nardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th play minute Jonatan Laurentzi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Erubiel Txilar. 0-3. 77 minutes into the game, Gaston Cuarto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LAS PRIMAS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Platense the free kick. Leonides Nardos short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Erubiel Txilar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in LAS PRIMAS FC's zone, Leonides Nardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erubiel Txilar came out of the goal and Leonides Nardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Erubiel Txilar managed to avoid a goal in the 98thth minute, when C. A. Platense's Leonides Nardo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. C. A. Platense's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.