League Play-Off

Camp Nou
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafael Eudoxio got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Eudoxio in the 6th minute of play forced Sunchales's goalkeeper Leopoldo Salvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Eudoxio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Leopoldo Salvino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Jorge Richie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roque Ordono. Barcelona FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Richie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Roque Ordono stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Crispo's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo Crispo in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roque Ordono prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute, Jorge Richie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roque Ordono was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 20 minutes into the match, Barcelona FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Richie came free, but Roque Ordono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adan Unai kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Rodrigo Crispo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Barcelona FC's zone, Jorge Richie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roque Ordono came out of the goal and Jorge Richie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute, Barcelona FC's Maximiliano Frascuelo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leopoldo Salvino. Leopoldo Salvino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Maximiliano Frascuelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Salvino having to interfere. Nicolas Gabirel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leopoldo Salvino. Sunchales's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Eudoxio in the 47th minute of play forced Sunchales's goalkeeper Leopoldo Salvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Sunchales were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute, Jorge Richie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leopoldo Salvino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafael Eudoxio went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. When Reynaldo Clementi fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sunchales's protests and gave Reynaldo Clementi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Nicolas Gabirel sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sunchales's Leopoldo Salvino didn't even have to move. Maximiliano Frascuelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Leopoldo Salvino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Gabirel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maximiliano Frascuelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 73 played minutes Barcelona FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Gabirel. Jorge Richie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Sunchales defense, Rafael Eudoxio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leopoldo Salvino. The Sunchales fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leopoldo Salvino should have stopped the shot. Jorge Richies short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Roque Ordono to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Eudoxio in the 84th minute of play forced Sunchales's goalkeeper Leopoldo Salvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Eudoxio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Salvino having to interfere. Roque Ordono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Richie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Barcelona FC had played much better football throughout.