League Play-Off

La Catedral
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 5 minutes, Vinicio Acevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantial's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vinicio Acevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fernando Chorache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinicio Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oriente AFC's Fernando Chorache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinicio Acevedo in the 15th minute of play. Ceferino Senio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Laurentzi having to interfere. Manantial's Emanuel Laurentzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Martino in the 26th minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Octavio Martino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manantial's Emanuel Laurentzi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Oriente AFC's Silvano Bento got a free kick in the 31st minute. Vinicio Acevedo charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vinicio Acevedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 33 played minutes Manantial got a freekick which was hit by Vinicio Acevedo. Emanuel Laurentzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Martino in the 35th minute of the match. Lucas Refugio might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Laurentzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Refugio ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Senio in the 37th minute of play forced Manantial's goalkeeper Emanuel Laurentzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavio Martino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ceferino Senio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Laurentzi was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Lucas Refugio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Emanuel Laurentzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vinicio Acevedo was the one to do the kick off. After 57 minutes, Fabio Bastian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manantial and the Oriente AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Manantial getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Fabio Bastian hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the game, Oriente AFC's Lucas Refugio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Laurentzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Carolo Nerio hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Manantial's goalkeeper Emanuel Laurentzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Refugio. In the 70th minute, Manantial's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Octavio Martino fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Manantial's Emanuel Laurentzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Manantial from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Octavio Martino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oriente AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Octavio Martino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Laurentzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Manantial's zone, Octavio Martino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Laurentzi came out of the goal and Octavio Martino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ceferino Senio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 80 in the game by Octavio Martino from a close distance when the talented Emanuel Laurentzi managed to make a qualified save. Manantial's players were relieved. Oriente AFC's Fernando Chorache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinicio Acevedo in the 81st minute of play. Vinicio Acevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Fernando Chorache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oriente AFC's Lucas Refugio got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Oriente AFC defense, Gogo Macias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Chorache. The Oriente AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Chorache should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Manantial's zone, Ceferino Senio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Laurentzi came out of the goal and Ceferino Senio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Refugio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Emanuel Laurentzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Manantial fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Oriente AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.