League Play-Off

Alianz de Zarate
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sporting DEP 1987's German Ishmael started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Malbrán FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Sabin to maneuver through the defense. Teobaldo Transito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Caitano in the 5th minute of the match. When Florencio Harri fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malbrán FC's protests and gave Florencio Harri a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting DEP 1987's zone, Hilario Abechuco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teobaldo Transito came out of the goal and Hilario Abechuco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hilario Abechuco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sporting DEP 1987's Teobaldo Transito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Caitano in the 18th minute of play. Denis Eriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Ishmael in the 19th minute of play. After 21 minutes of play, Malbrán FC's Moises Caitano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teobaldo Transito was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute, Moises Caitano 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. If Moises Caitano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismael Sabin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Teobaldo Transito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Sabin took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Teobaldo Transito. Teobaldo Transito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Ismael Sabin made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Atilano Domiku notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Malbrán FC's Denis Eriz. Denis Eriz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Moises Caitano charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moises Caitano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute, Moises Caitano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Caitano got free with Teobaldo Transito in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute of the match, Moises Caitano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Teobaldo Transito was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Hilario Abechuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Moises Caitano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hilario Abechuco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teobaldo Transito having to interfere. Teobaldo Transito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moises Caitano in the 73rd minute. Sporting DEP 1987's Teobaldo Transito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albano Tximitx in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Sporting DEP 1987's goal looked a bit too open when Albano Tximitx came free, but Teobaldo Transito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting DEP 1987's goalkeeper Teobaldo Transito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting DEP 1987's zone, Hilario Abechuco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teobaldo Transito came out of the goal and Hilario Abechuco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Albano Tximitx hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Caitano got free with Teobaldo Transito in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teobaldo Transito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Tximitx, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Moises Caitano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Teobaldo Transito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malbrán FC played a much better game than Sporting DEP 1987 and deserved their victory. The Sporting DEP 1987 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.