League Play-Off

Estadio Tacuarendí
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gustavo Oinaz made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateo Goito during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Puelo AFC's Mateo Goito got a free kick in the 6th minute. Diego Bras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ramon Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Generoso Stephen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Isaac Jacob. Puelo AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Uriel Cristofor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the game, Gabriel Roano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tacuarendí's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Puelo AFC the free kick. Gabriel Roano hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Diego Bras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tacuarendí's Uriel Cristofor got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A hard shot by Alfonso Orlo from long distance, 33 minutes into the match, got Isaac Jacob's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Mateo Goito came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Puelo AFC 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 Mateo Goito couldn't finish the play. Ramon Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Gutierrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Gustavo Oinaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Puelo AFC's Diego Bras sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramon Duarte narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ramon Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Tadzio in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Puelo AFC's Celestino Dayam got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute of the match Alfonso Orlo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isaac Jacob skillfully saved the ball. Isaac Jacob made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Oinaz in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Diego Bras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Puelo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Cristofor came free, but Isaac Jacob reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Tacuarendí's goalkeeper Ramon Duarte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Tadzio. Ramon Duarte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isaac Tadzio in the 83rd minute. In the 89th minute Gustavo Oinaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Jacob saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uriel Cristofor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isaac Jacob having to make a save. Diego Bras's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ramon Duarte read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tacuarendí fans cheered their team off the field, for while Puelo AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.