League Play-Off

Nacate
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximo Vistruario took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Giampaolo Graziani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gaston Lluciano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Potorrolandia JRS's Roman Ayala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Potorrolandia JRS from getting a goal against them. In the 9th minute of the match, Jarl Thidén got a very nice opportunity to score, but Roman Ayala was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 10th minute, Raúl de Queirós fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl de Queirós in the 12th minute of play forced Potorrolandia JRS's goalkeeper Roman Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Potorrolandia JRS getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Federico Pereyra hit a great ball. Ismael Etxeberri's late challenge caught a Potorrolandia JRS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ismael Etxeberri helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, Nacate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Etxeberri to maneuver through the defense. Giampaolo Graziani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nacate's Gaston Lluciano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giampaolo Graziani in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Nicanor Magdaleno 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. Potorrolandia JRS's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Maximo Vistruario 31 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Potorrolandia JRS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Ismael Etxeberri scored to the left of an out of position Roman Ayala, making the score, 2-1. If Ismael Etxeberri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Etxeberri in the 42nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Nacate's Roman Ayala threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Maximo Vistruario, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giampaolo Graziani to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Patricio Lekubegi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 54 played minutes Potorrolandia JRS got a freekick which was hit by Desiderio Cruz. Ismael Etxeberri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roman Ayala read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Giampaolo Graziani's late challenge caught a Nacate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giampaolo Graziani helped the player get up and apologised. Giampaolo Graziani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Gaston Lluciano made a huge save. Alfredo Francesco kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Alfredo Francesco hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Gaston Lluciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicanor Magdaleno, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Roman Ayala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Etxeberri in the 73rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nacate's zone, Giampaolo Graziani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaston Lluciano came out of the goal and Giampaolo Graziani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Giampaolo Graziani sped through Nacate's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gaston Lluciano. With his leg Gaston Lluciano managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Potorrolandia JRS's Giampaolo Graziani fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Potorrolandia JRS's Giampaolo Graziani in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nacate's goalie prevented a goal. In the 94th minute Ismael Etxeberri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giampaolo Graziani who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Gaston Lluciano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nacate's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.