League Play-Off

Estadio Panaholma
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Maquinistas Navales's Ivan Frascuelo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braulio Gartzi in the 4th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Maquinistas Navales's Abel Quirze got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Maquinistas Navales's Ernesto Jurgi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ernesto Jurgi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Maquinistas Navales protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ernesto Jurgi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 17 minutes into the game, one of Maquinistas Navales:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Rucachoroi AFC. Ciro Elequemedo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ivan Frascuelo. 0-2. Cayetano Garikoitz's late challenge caught a Maquinistas Navales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cayetano Garikoitz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd minute, Cayetano Garikoitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute, Marco Refugio 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. The Maquinistas Navales fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Maquinistas Navales's Marco Refugio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Paolo Lixandro charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paolo Lixandro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paolo Lixandro hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute of the match Placido Shepherd shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivan Frascuelo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Miguel Caradaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Placido Shepherd fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rucachoroi AFC's protests and gave Placido Shepherd a yellow card for diving instead. Placido Shepherd hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Rucachoroi AFC defense, Marco Refugio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dario Errando. The Rucachoroi AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dario Errando should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Refugio got free with Dario Errando in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Maquinistas Navales's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Beila came free, but Ivan Frascuelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute Braulio Gartzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Frascuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Raul Beila made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Miguel Caradaro made a precise shot to the right of Dario Errando. Rucachoroi AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. 58 minutes into the match, Marco Refugio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dario Errando. Rucachoroi AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Refugio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Marco Refugio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Errando having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Paolo Lixandro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maquinistas Navales's supporters rose to their feet, but Paolo Lixandro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dario Errando breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Refugio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Errando having to interfere. Omar Iratze hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Marco Refugio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dario Errando was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Rucachoroi AFC's zone, Paolo Lixandro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dario Errando came out of the goal and Paolo Lixandro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raul Beila in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Frascuelo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 80th minute, Marco Refugio 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Miguel Caradaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maquinistas Navales's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Caradaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dario Errando breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Marco Refugio came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Maquinistas Navales 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 Marco Refugio couldn't finish the play. After 87 minutes of play, Maquinistas Navales's Marco Refugio made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dario Errando was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Rucachoroi AFC booed when Maquinistas Navales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Caradaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. There was no doubt that Maquinistas Navales were the better team. Maquinistas Navales's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.