League Play-Off

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 25 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enzo Isaio started the match with the kick off. Ferruccio Trinca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Raul Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Segundo Fiz might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raul Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Segundo Fiz ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the La Barra Del Sur defense, Ferruccio Trinca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Navarro. The La Barra Del Sur fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Navarro should have stopped the shot. If Ferruccio Trinca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Lanus's Ferruccio Trinca in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Barra Del Sur's goalie prevented a goal. 22 minutes into the game, Geronimo Nofre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Barra Del Sur's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lanus the free kick. After a rather tough play, La Barra Del Sur's Geronimo Nofre got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Ferruccio Trinca in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Raul Navarro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, La Barra Del Sur's Gaston Bonifaco got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Ferruccio Trinca who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Raul Navarro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Raul Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Trinca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Navarro came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Lanus's Celestino Tximitx. But to his dismay, Celestino Tximitx quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the last second Raul Navarro throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ferruccio Trinca in the 48thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ferruccio Trinca to strike the kick off in the second half. Raul Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Fiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Segundo Fiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Raul Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, La Barra Del Sur's goal looked a bit too open when Ferruccio Trinca came free, but Raul Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Fiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ferruccio Trinca came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Lanus fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ferruccio Trinca couldn't finish the play. Raul Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Trinca in the 69th minute of play. Delmiro Tanio was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Enzo Isaio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Enzo Isaio really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Enzo Isaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Delmiro Tanio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Fiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Lanus's Celestino Tximitx nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raul Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Raul Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Tximitx in the 86th minute of play. Lanus's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zacarias Amaya in the 87th minute. After a defensive mix-up in La Barra Del Sur's zone, Ferruccio Trinca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raul Navarro came out of the goal and Ferruccio Trinca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Segundo Fiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Navarro having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Lanus had played much better football throughout.