League Play-Off

Tacuaruzú
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teodosio Peter took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Salvador Egoitz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Severino Tallia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 11 minutes into the match, Aguila Negra's goalkeeper Mauricio Tartalo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodosio Peter. Teodosio Peter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Mauricio Tartalo made a huge save. In the 15th minute Salvador Egoitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Tallia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Egoitz in the 17th minute of play forced Club Atlético Nueva Union's goalkeeper Severino Tallia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes of play, Aguila Negra's Saverio Lauren made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Severino Tallia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leon Duardo took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mauricio Tartalo. Mauricio Tartalo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Thanks to some nice moves Alejo Orkatz could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Mauricio Tartalo however easily saved by the left post. In the 40th minute, Hernan Henrico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Severino Tallia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Orti in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Teodosio Peter notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Aguila Negra's Mauricio Tartalo. Mauricio Tartalo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 47th minute, Abelardo Garin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Salvador Egoitz was the one to do the kick off. Hernan Henrico hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. With 57 minutes on the clock, Hernan Henrico commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 57th minute, one of Club Atlético Nueva Union:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Club Atlético Nueva Union. Severino Tallia went to the wrong direction when Fidel Orti was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Arturo Loreto charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Loreto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Club Atlético Nueva Union made a substitution. Victorio Argi replaced Teodosio Peter. In the 62nd minute, Arturo Loreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Lico, 63 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. Severino Tallia made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Saverio Lauren sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute, Primitivo Hitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Severino Tallia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Egoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th match minute, Club Atlético Nueva Union was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Argi to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Leon Duardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Aguila Negra's Ladislao Duarte slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Severino Tallia. That made the score 3-3 after 85 minutes of play. 97 minutes into the match, Aguila Negra's goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Argi came free, but Mauricio Tartalo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.