League Play-Off

Hugo ´Negro´ Ibarra
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andres Astrada took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute of the match, Eriberto Lapurdi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Diego Pacifico saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Julian Bartelak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Astrada, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Igor Hernandez scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diego Pacifico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ituzaingó FC were furious when Eugenio Giardini was red carded, 15 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 14th minute, one of Ituzaingó FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ituzaingó FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Hernandez in the 22nd minute of play forced CA HAMMERS's goalkeeper Diego Pacifico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute Matej Kalman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Bartelak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Bartelak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Astrada in the 24th minute of play. Sylwester Sokol kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Julian Bartelak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestine Lolov in the 28th minute of the match. Ituzaingó FC's Julian Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestine Lolov in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Julian Bartelak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute Igor Hernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Pacifico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Astrada in the 38th minute of play forced Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Julian Bartelak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 minutes, Eriberto Lapurdi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ituzaingó FC and the CA HAMMERS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Ituzaingó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Lapurdi to maneuver through the defense. Ituzaingó FC's Julian Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestine Lolov in the 42nd minute of play. Ituzaingó FC's Julian Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matej Kalman in the 43rd minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Igor Hernandez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Diego Pacifico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Lapurdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 minutes CA HAMMERS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aldo Mikelar who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Eriberto Lapurdi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CA HAMMERS's Diego Pacifico did a great save. Ituzaingó FC's Julian Bartelak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Ituzaingó FC from getting a goal against them. The Ituzaingó FC fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Ituzaingó FC's Igor Hernandez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 71st minute, Igor Hernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ituzaingó FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. If Eriberto Lapurdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the game, Ituzaingó FC's Eriberto Lapurdi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Diego Pacifico made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. If Igor Hernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CA HAMMERS's Diego Pacifico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Hernandez in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Igor Hernandez notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of CA HAMMERS's Diego Pacifico. Diego Pacifico was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Igor Hernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Pacifico having to interfere. A collision led to Ituzaingó FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Igor Hernandez hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, Andres Astrada reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julian Bartelak. The goal made the score 6-2. CA HAMMERS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.