League Play-Off

Arenales
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mauricio Mendiko made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Corderro in the 6th minute of play forced Alpachiri's goalkeeper Rogelio Bartoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Arenales FC's zone, Mauricio Mendiko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Tallia came out of the goal and Mauricio Mendiko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gonzalo Aresti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Rogelio Bartoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fabio Corderro came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Arenales FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabio Corderro couldn't finish the play. Alpachiri's Rogelio Bartoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Corderro in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Alpachiri's Genaro Papo got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Alpachiri's Genaro Papo got a free kick in the 31st minute. Hector Nastasio kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, one of Alpachiri:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Arenales FC a penalty, 39 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Atilano Benino, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Alpachiri's Rogelio Bartoli. 1-0. Joaquin Frederik kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Alpachiri's Rogelio Bartoli got control of the ball when Gonzalo Aresti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arenales FC's Ciro Tallia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Mendiko in the 48th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabio Corderro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 59 minutes, Hector Nastasio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alpachiri and the Arenales FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Atilano Benino sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Alpachiri's Rogelio Bartoli didn't even have to move. Gonzalo Aresti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Rogelio Bartoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogelio Bartoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Corderro in the 64th minute of play. Gonzalo Aresti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogelio Bartoli having to interfere. Jesus Precioso hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Norino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Gonzalo Aresti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rogelio Bartoli. Alpachiri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gonzalo Aresti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabio Corderro in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rogelio Bartoli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fabio Corderro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rogelio Bartoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 93 minutes, Gonzalo Aresti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arenales FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzalo Aresti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gonzalo Aresti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Rogelio Bartoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, Alpachiri's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Aresti came free, but Rogelio Bartoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.