League Play-Off

Alberto José Armando
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Azevedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ambrosio Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Tallia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrik Flatmo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ambrosio Fernandez having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Rawson's Henrik Flatmo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ambrosio Fernandez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Lucho Sacchetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Rawson's goalkeeper Saturnino Telo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucho Sacchetti. The supporters of BOCA Mundial 18 booed when Rawson was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Tallia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Hector Dayam managed to get in a good position for a shot. BOCA Mundial 18's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Dayam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saturnino Telo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rawson's Saturnino Telo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucho Sacchetti in the 27th minute of play. Saturnino Telo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucho Sacchetti's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. After some careless play in the BOCA Mundial 18 defense, Ramon Tallia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ambrosio Fernandez. The BOCA Mundial 18 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ambrosio Fernandez should have stopped the shot. When Hector Dayam fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BOCA Mundial 18's protests and gave Hector Dayam a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rawson booed when BOCA Mundial 18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Dayam didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in BOCA Mundial 18's zone, Gabriel Azevedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ambrosio Fernandez came out of the goal and Gabriel Azevedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Tallia in the 40th minute of play forced BOCA Mundial 18's goalkeeper Ambrosio Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucho Sacchetti to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Hector Dayam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Telo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucho Sacchetti in the 55th minute of play forced Rawson's goalkeeper Saturnino Telo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, BOCA Mundial 18's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Henrik Flatmo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ramon Tallia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 63 minutes into the game, Donato Herensuge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BOCA Mundial 18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rawson the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Henrik Flatmo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rawson's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrik Flatmo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ambrosio Fernandez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Henrik Flatmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Dayam in the 75th minute of play forced Rawson's goalkeeper Saturnino Telo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Lucho Sacchetti notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Rawson's Saturnino Telo. Saturnino Telo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Saturnino Telo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucho Sacchetti in the 84th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, Rawson was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Polo to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, Rawson's goal looked a bit too open when Lucho Sacchetti came free, but Saturnino Telo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvio Polo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Saturnino Telo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucho Sacchetti's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Hector Dayam might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saturnino Telo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hector Dayam ran back to his position shaking his head. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.