League Play-Off

Estadio Tandil
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Oscar Roldanillo lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogo Leocadio in the 11th minute of play forced Acosta AFC's goalkeeper Giannis Kritikopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Richard Imberechts managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acosta AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Imberechts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Honorato Galsino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giannis Kritikopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Gregorio Ixaka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Giannis Kritikopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th match minute, Aguilar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernabe Manex to maneuver through the defense. Erubiel Iliana, 29 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Acosta AFC's Richard Imberechts got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, Richard Imberechts was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Acosta AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aguilar the free kick. A collision led to Acosta AFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Richard Imberechts hit a great ball. Richard Imberechts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Honorato Galsino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Aguilar's Gregorio Ixaka got a free kick in the 38th minute. Richard Imberechts recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aguilar's Honorato Galsino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inocencio Millano in the 42nd minute of play. Richard Imberechts was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 43rd minute. Acosta AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Giannis Kritikopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualter Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute, Acosta AFC's Richard Imberechts ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Honorato Galsino. Honorato Galsino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1.

The wind increased when Richard Imberechts made the kick off in the second half. Marciano Marcones might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giannis Kritikopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marciano Marcones ran back to his position shaking his head. Gualter Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Kritikopoulos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualter Mello in the 61st minute of play forced Acosta AFC's goalkeeper Giannis Kritikopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giannis Kritikopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Acosta AFC's Richard Imberechts sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Honorato Galsino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Marciano Marcones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Richard Imberechts came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Acosta 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 Richard Imberechts couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute, Bernabe Manex hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gregorio Ixaka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Giannis Kritikopoulos made a huge save. When Aguilar's Gualter Mello in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acosta AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Gualter Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giannis Kritikopoulos was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, Aguilar's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Imberechts came free, but Honorato Galsino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 played minutes Acosta AFC got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Iliana. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualter Mello in the 93rd minute of play forced Acosta AFC's goalkeeper Giannis Kritikopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Aguilar's Marciano Marcones ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Giannis Kritikopoulos. Giannis Kritikopoulos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Aguilar's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.