League Play-Off

Estadio Caleufú
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Saucecito FC's Saul Eskuin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Guaberto Romo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Godfredo Cordeara's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute David Karmel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgilio Lekubegi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caleufú's goalkeeper Virgilio Lekubegi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Virgilio Lekubegi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Karmel in the 13th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Saucecito FC's goal looked a bit too open when Godfredo Cordeara came free, but Guaberto Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godfredo Cordeara in the 24th minute of play forced Saucecito FC's goalkeeper Guaberto Romo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Benvide's late challenge caught a Saucecito FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Benvide helped the player get up and apologised. 28 minutes into the game, one of Caleufú:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Saul Eskuin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Lekubegi having to interfere. The Caleufú players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Saucecito FC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Godfredo Cordeara made a kick off. If Saul Eskuin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Virgilio Lekubegi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Eskuin in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match Pastor Faro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Guaberto Romo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Israel Ferdinand during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 70 played minutes Saucecito FC got a freekick which was hit by Israel Ferdinand. In the 77thth minute of the game Saul Eskuin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caleufú's Virgilio Lekubegi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Godfredo Cordeara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caleufú's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saucecito FC the free kick. In the 83rd minute, Godfredo Cordeara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saul Eskuin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Lekubegi having to interfere. In the 87th minute, David Karmel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virgilio Lekubegi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Eulalio Nahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Caleufú supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Saucecito FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Saucecito FC.