League Play-Off

Estadio Brinkmann
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Elias Paulin got the match started through his kick off. Baltasar Mendiko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Berbiz in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Sindo in the 12th minute of play forced Las Fulanas's goalkeeper Baltasar Mendiko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baltasar Mendiko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Israel Sindo's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Las Fulanas's zone, Edgardo Ferrando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltasar Mendiko came out of the goal and Edgardo Ferrando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the match, Las Fulanas's goalkeeper Baltasar Mendiko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Berbiz. Baltasar Mendiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benigno Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Elias Paulin in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Baltasar Mendiko, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Elias Paulin 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. 27 minutes into the game, Isidoro Ikatz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Enzo Quintun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute, Rodolfo Orland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enzo Quintun was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Benigno Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Baltasar Mendiko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as BELGRANO's Elias Paulin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Baltasar Mendiko. That made the score 2-2 after 36 minutes of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Augusto Firman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Las Fulanas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augusto Firman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Augusto Firman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Las Fulanas defense, Elias Paulin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baltasar Mendiko. The Las Fulanas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baltasar Mendiko should have stopped the shot. 55 minutes into the game, Benigno Fernandez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Baltasar Mendiko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Enzo Quintun was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Augusto Firman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-3 in the 58 minute of play. With a little luck, BELGRANO's Enzo Quintun got control of the ball when Isidoro Ikatz tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Las Fulanas getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Marcelo Muc hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the game, one of Las Fulanas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Angelo Mingo placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Benito Isaio hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Baltasar Mendiko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Berbiz in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Elias Paulin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Baltasar Mendiko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. BELGRANO's Enzo Quintun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save BELGRANO from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Berbiz during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Rodolfo Orland managed to get in a good position for a shot. Las Fulanas's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodolfo Orland was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Quintun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isidoro Ikatz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Quintun having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Mauro Jurdan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Enzo Quintun, passed just outside the right post. Baltasar Mendiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Urritz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BELGRANO's Enzo Quintun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Jurdan in the 96th minute of play. After 97 played minutes BELGRANO got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Berbiz. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The BELGRANO fans cheered their team off the field, for while Las Fulanas had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.