League Play-Off

Arena Mendoza
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Simon Rafe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lapucha's Marco Garoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Ubarna in the 4th minute of play. Marco Garoa made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Benjamin Ubarna sent off a good shot on target. 姚天彬 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Berasko's late challenge caught a Mendoza City F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hugo Berasko helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, Hugo Berasko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomás Galsino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Garoa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Benjamin Ubarna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marco Garoa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. During the 32nd minute of the match Hugo Berasko completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hugo Berasko a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Mendoza City F.C booed when Lapucha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Berasko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin Ubarna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Marco Garoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 李耀政 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gonzalo Perez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Benjamin Ubarna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mendoza City F.C's Epifanio Hibai got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by 李耀政 in the 45th minute of play forced Mendoza City F.C's goalkeeper Gonzalo Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Epifanio Hibai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benjamin Ubarna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Serafino Dominix notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lapucha's Marco Garoa. Marco Garoa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Lapucha's 李耀政 in the 57th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Gonzalo Perez was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Mendoza City F.C through an amazing save. 姚天彬 succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 66th playminute. After 70 minutes of play, Mendoza City F.C's Benjamin Ubarna made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Garoa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marco Garoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Ubarna in the 77th minute of play. Marco Garoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Ubarna in the 79th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Epifanio Hibai in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Garoa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Mendoza City F.C's Gonzalo Perez got control of the ball when 姚天彬 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benjamin Ubarna scored 4-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Garoa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 李耀政 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Perez having to interfere. Godfredo Garikoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Marco Garoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Mendoza City F.C booed when Lapucha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Rafe didn't get a good kick on the ball.