League Play-Off

Estadio Jagüelito
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benicio Gasteiz took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Jagüelito's zone, Jonathan Haritz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horacio Vellito came out of the goal and Jonathan Haritz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Albino Llanos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benicio Gasteiz's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Haritz in the 7th minute of play forced Jagüelito's goalkeeper Horacio Vellito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute of the match Evelio Machado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albino Llanos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Ernestina FC's Vicente Maxin got a free kick in the 15th minute. Ernestina FC's Jonathan Haritz got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivan Pagomari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Albino Llanos made a huge save. Ivan Pagomari struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Albino Llanos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jagüelito. After having played for 37 minutes, Aquiles Fortun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ernestina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aquiles Fortun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Horacio Vellito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquiles Fortun in the 39th minute of play. After 45 minutes, Ivan Pagomari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jagüelito and the Ernestina FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jonathan Haritz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Vellito having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aquiles Fortun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Benicio Gasteiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albino Llanos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jagüelito's goalkeeper Horacio Vellito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Jagüelito's goal looked a bit too open when Aquiles Fortun came free, but Horacio Vellito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jonathan Haritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Jagüelito's zone, Aquiles Fortun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horacio Vellito came out of the goal and Aquiles Fortun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Benicio Gasteiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Americo Efraim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Pagomari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albino Llanos having to interfere. Albino Llanos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Pagomari in the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Jagüelito's Benicio Gasteiz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albino Llanos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 83rd match minute, Ernestina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benito Rosalio to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Fernan Kauldi in the 85th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Albino Llanos's left hand side. 90 minutes into the game, Fernan Kauldi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jagüelito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ernestina FC the free kick. In the 90th minute, one of Jagüelito:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Jagüelito. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benicio Gasteiz in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albino Llanos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 97 minutes of play, Ernestina FC's Jonathan Haritz made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horacio Vellito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ernestina FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.