League Play-Off

Alvarado
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Silvano Tonete made the kick off and thus started the match. Paolo Ezkerra came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Alvarado AFC's Igor Presebal. But to his dismay, Igor Presebal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Andagualá AFC's Paolo Ezkerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Tonete in the 10th minute of play. Silvano Tonete recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd minute, Igor Presebal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alvarado AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Santiago Inautzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mario Bibiano having to make a save. If Serafin Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Santiago Inautzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mario Bibiano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santiago Inautzi ran back to his position shaking his head. Santiago Inautzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Bibiano having to interfere. When Alvarado AFC's Silvano Tonete in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Andagualá AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pascual Gaueko during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Pascual Gaueko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Leonel Tuste sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Andagualá AFC's Paolo Ezkerra didn't even have to move. In the 42nd minute Silvano Tonete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Ezkerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faustino Felo's late challenge caught a Andagualá AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Faustino Felo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Andagualá AFC booed when Alvarado AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Felo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Alvarado AFC defense, Serafin Lopez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mario Bibiano. The Alvarado AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mario Bibiano should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Serafin Lopez was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Serafin Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Bibiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 57th minute of the match Faustino Felo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Faustino Felo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 58th minute, Faustino Felo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Andagualá AFC's Jimeno Carlomagno tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Andagualá AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Presebal came free, but Paolo Ezkerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Alvarado AFC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Silvano Tonete hit a great ball. If Igor Presebal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paolo Ezkerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Presebal in the 77th minute of the match. Serafin Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Mario Bibiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 minutes of play, Alvarado AFC's Leo Macerio made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paolo Ezkerra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Santiago Inautzi charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santiago Inautzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Santiago Inautzi hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Alvarado AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.