League Play-Off

Néstor Kirchner
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robustiano Tajo made the kick off which started today's match. Marcinho Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute of the match Uğurcan Demirtekin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Erubiel Rumaldo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Erubiel Rumaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Bastiaro in the 6th minute of the match. Erubiel Rumaldo made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Armando Ugutz sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Gerardo Beti managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Naranja de Ameghino's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Beti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jass Klaar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gregorio Bastiaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Erubiel Rumaldo made a huge save. 20 minutes into the game, Gregorio Bastiaro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Erubiel Rumaldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jass Klaar came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by El Naranja de Ameghino's Gerardo Beti. But to his dismay, Gerardo Beti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. LAGUNEROS's Paolo Lehen got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of LAGUNEROS booed when El Naranja de Ameghino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Porfiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 31 minutes of play, LAGUNEROS's Gregorio Bastiaro made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erubiel Rumaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! El Naranja de Ameghino's Erubiel Rumaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Lehen in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, El Naranja de Ameghino's goalkeeper Erubiel Rumaldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Ugutz. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Gerardo Beti sped through LAGUNEROS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jass Klaar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

Jass Klaar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robustiano Tajo in the 51st minute of play. After 52 minutes, Gregorio Bastiaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LAGUNEROS and the El Naranja de Ameghino players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of El Naranja de Ameghino booed when LAGUNEROS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregorio Bastiaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in LAGUNEROS's zone, Robustiano Tajo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jass Klaar came out of the goal and Robustiano Tajo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erubiel Rumaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Bastiaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd match minute, El Naranja de Ameghino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Cresconio to maneuver through the defense. Erubiel Rumaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Lehen, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, El Naranja de Ameghino's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Ugutz came free, but Erubiel Rumaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Naranja de Ameghino's Evaristo Porfiro got a free kick in the 68th minute. LAGUNEROS's Gregorio Bastiaro got his second yellow card of the match in the 71st minute. The referee ordered Gregorio Bastiaro off the ground. After a defensive mix-up in LAGUNEROS's zone, Gerardo Beti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jass Klaar came out of the goal and Gerardo Beti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Armando Ugutz came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the LAGUNEROS 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 Armando Ugutz couldn't finish the play. Erubiel Rumaldo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when LAGUNEROS's Nemesio Bartuelo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-3 in the ordered_time% minute. When Paolo Lehen fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LAGUNEROS's protests and gave Paolo Lehen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th minute, Paolo Lehen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 played minutes LAGUNEROS got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Vincent. El Naranja de Ameghino's Erubiel Rumaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Ugutz in the 93rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Robustiano Tajo took a quick shot and it went in 4-4 without a chance for Jass Klaar to make any attempt to save it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.