League Play-Off

Estadio Pardo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnulfo Benvido started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, A. C. Parque Telmo's Elias Gaitano got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After a rather tough play, Independiente's Pepe Williams got a free kick in the 10th minute. Jorge Segio's late challenge caught a Independiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Segio helped the player get up and apologised. Isidoro Cristos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnulfo Benvido blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Peter Swift having to make a save. In the 21st minute, Arnulfo Benvido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Independiente's attentive Feliciano Maties managed to snatch the ball when Denílson de Senna made a throw-in in the 24th minute of the game. 25 minutes into the game, Arnulfo Benvido cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Peter Swift was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A. C. Parque Telmo's Peter Swift played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnulfo Benvido in the 29th minute of play. Isidoro Cristos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 32 minutes, Arnulfo Benvido made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. A. C. Parque Telmo's Peter Swift tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Independiente's Romeo Panțâru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Baudelio in the 38th minute of play. Peter Swift took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Benvido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peter Swift took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Bazkoare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A. C. Parque Telmo's Arsenio Baudelio got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 53rd match minute, Independiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Bazkoare to maneuver through the defense. Isidoro Cristos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Peter Swift having to make a save. A collision led to Independiente getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Lorenzo Manex hit a great ball. A collision led to Independiente getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alonzo Charro hit a great ball. If Arsenio Baudelio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Arnulfo Benvido's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Swift was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. In the 76th minute, Independiente's Isidoro Cristos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Arnulfo Benvido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Benvido in the 86th minute of play forced A. C. Parque Telmo's goalkeeper Peter Swift to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Mauro Bazkoare managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauro Bazkoare was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mauro Bazkoare was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. Independiente's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Peter Swift took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Bazkoare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.