League Play-Off

Arena Mendoza
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eloy Cordero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benjamin Ubarna went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Efrain Curcio took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Eloy Cordero to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hermengildo Behe in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gonzalo Perez saved Mendoza City F.C from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Mendoza City F.C's Efrain Curcio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eloy Cordero. Eloy Cordero yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Gonzalo Perez came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo La Nave's Petru Lobonț. But to his dismay, Petru Lobonț quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Gonzalo Perez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermengildo Behe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Benjamin Ubarna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mendoza City F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Gonzalo Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petru Lobonț in the 33rd minute of play. Benjamin Ubarna struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Eloy Cordero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mendoza City F.C. In the 43rd minute, Benjamin Ubarna 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. In the 45th minute of the match, Benjamin Ubarna tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eloy Cordero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mendoza City F.C's Efrain Curcio got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

In the 56th minute of the match Victorio Joachim shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eloy Cordero showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Mendoza City F.C getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Godfredo Garikoitz hit a great ball. Petru Lobonț's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonzalo Perez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Mendoza City F.C's Tomás Galsino seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tomás Galsino the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mendoza City F.C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tomás Galsino had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Jacobo Marques shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Jacobo Marques put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gonzalo Perez. Deportivo La Nave's Nemesio Ur was substituted for Petru Lobonț. A throw-in in the 80th minute of the game was made by Agustin Guillerme with Bernardo Ondino as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 84th match minute, Mendoza City F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Martxelin to maneuver through the defense. Serafino Dominix hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domingos Martxelin during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Mendoza City F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Martxelin to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Curcio in the 95th minute of play forced Deportivo La Nave's goalkeeper Eloy Cordero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mendoza City F.C were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.