League Play-Off

Estadio Tigre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilberto Ixona made the kick off which started today's match. Gilberto Ixona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geronimo Crescencio having to interfere. Hermengildo Grabiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Haimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Sindo in the 9th minute of play forced Tigre's goalkeeper Hermengildo Grabiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Haimar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Grabiel having to interfere. Bonifacio Tartalo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gilberto Ixona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermengildo Grabiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Haimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geronimo Crescencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Ixona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Emanuel Haimar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermengildo Grabiel. Tigre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emanuel Haimar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 29 minutes, Ermegildo Bastia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tigre and the Talati FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 28 minutes into the game, one of Tigre:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 30th minute there was a penalty for Talati FC. Virgilio Bazil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hermengildo Grabiel. 0-2. In the 38th minute Emanuel Haimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Grabiel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Emanuel Haimar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The wind increased when Emanuel Haimar made the kick off in the second half. If Emanuel Haimar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Miguel Fidensio fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tigre's protests and gave Miguel Fidensio a yellow card for diving instead. Miguel Fidensio hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Hermengildo Grabiel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Haimar's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Emanuel Haimar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bonifacio Tartalo in the 63rd minute of play forced Talati FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Crescencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Talati FC booed when Tigre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Lesardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Talati FC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Tigre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Virgilio Bazil took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Mauro Sindo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hermengildo Grabiel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After having played for 79 minutes, Gilberto Ixona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilberto Ixona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bonifacio Tartalo in the 81st minute of play forced Talati FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Crescencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Tigre's Miguel Fidensio got a free kick in the 86th minute. Hermengildo Grabiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Haimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Tigre's zone, Emanuel Haimar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hermengildo Grabiel came out of the goal and Emanuel Haimar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Talati FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Talati FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.