League Play-Off

Estadio Chancal
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elias Ríos started the match with the kick off. Pinone Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 8 minutes, Estebano Vivero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rosario and the Chancal players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rosario's Estebano Vivero got a free kick in the 8th minute. With an all-out effort, Chancal's Jacindo Nil threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ireno Argandoña, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 22 minutes into the game, Filiberto Klickmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosario's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chancal the free kick. A collision led to Chancal getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Maurilio Julio hit a great ball. Ireno Argandoña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jacindo Nil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Rosario's goalkeeper Jacindo Nil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maurilio Julio. Marco Acasuso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Ríos in the 38th minute of play. Andoni Aris hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Tinguaro Haviland from long distance, 42 minutes into the match, got Jacindo Nil's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Marco Acasuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pinone Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Rosario's Pinone Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Acasuso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ireno Argandoña to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Maurilio Julio 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. Jacindo Nil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ireno Argandoña in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, Chancal's Marco Acasuso got control of the ball when Pinone Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Pinone Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Schlubach kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ireno Argandoña in the 73rd minute of play forced Rosario's goalkeeper Jacindo Nil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurilio Julio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurilio Julio in the 76th minute of play forced Rosario's goalkeeper Jacindo Nil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosario's Jacindo Nil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurilio Julio in the 77th minute of play. Jacindo Nil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ireno Argandoña in the 78th minute of play. Jacindo Nil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ireno Argandoña, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Rosario's goal looked a bit too open when Ireno Argandoña came free, but Jacindo Nil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ireno Argandoña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacindo Nil having to interfere. Jacindo Nil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurilio Julio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andoni Aris was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Pinone Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Rosario players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Chancal from taking control. The game ends in a draw.