League Play-Off

Estadio Etchegoyen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adolfo Gaitano got the match started through his kick off. Adolfo Gaitano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Valentin Viator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Etchegoyen's Celso Lano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eugenio Tavio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Clodoveo Totakoxe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Etchegoyen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Celso Lano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Tavio having to interfere. Eugenio Tavio didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. After 26 minutes of play, Etchegoyen's Celso Lano made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugenio Tavio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adolfo Gaitano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Valentin Viator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adolfo Gaitano in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentin Viator prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute, Etchegoyen's Faustino Urko seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Faustino Urko the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Etchegoyen protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Faustino Urko had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Etchegoyen:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mixta FC:s goal. When Damaso Lauro fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Etchegoyen's protests and gave Damaso Lauro a yellow card for diving instead. Damaso Lauro hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Adolfo Gaitano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clodoveo Totakoxe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adolfo Gaitano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valentin Viator read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Clodoveo Totakoxe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentin Viator showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Gaitano, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. If Adolfo Gaitano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mixta FC's Adolfo Gaitano got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Etchegoyen's Valentin Viator proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Etchegoyen from getting a goal against them. After 71 minutes, Laureano Oihenarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Etchegoyen and the Mixta FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 71 played minutes Etchegoyen got a freekick which was hit by Laureano Oihenarte. Adolfo Gaitano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Viator having to interfere. Clodoveo Totakoxe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laureano Oihenarte hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Etchegoyen's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Gaitano came free, but Valentin Viator reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Adolfo Gaitano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Angelo Lobo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mixta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Lobo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Viator breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eugenio Tavio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Oihenarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Etchegoyen fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mixta FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.