League Play-Off

Estadio Stroeder
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Norberto Barto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stroeder FC's Hipolito Eguzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Mitxel in the 5th minute of play. After 5 minutes of play, Bicha's Denis Mitxel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hipolito Eguzki was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Bicha getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Elpidio Cheche hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bicha's zone, Lino George stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicasio Kimetz came out of the goal and Lino George tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nicasio Kimetz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino George in the 13th minute of play. Fabian Silviano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 played minutes, Stroeder FC's Serafino Firmo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nicasio Kimetz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Stroeder FC reached it. After a rather tough play, Bicha's Marcelino Soin got a free kick in the 32nd minute. If Lino George had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fabian Silviano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Bicha's Nicasio Kimetz got control of the ball when Lino George tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicasio Kimetz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino George in the 42nd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Bicha's goalkeeper Nicasio Kimetz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino George. After having played for 47 minutes, Norberto Barto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bicha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Norberto Barto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lino George stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Denis Mitxel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Gavino Tauro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Mitxel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute, Denis Mitxel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hipolito Eguzki was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 77th minute, one of Bicha: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 Bicha. 85 minutes into the match, Lino George had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicasio Kimetz. Bicha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino George was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 88th minute, Lino George got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Stroeder FC's goalkeeper Hipolito Eguzki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcelino Soin's late challenge caught a Stroeder FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelino Soin helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Stroeder FC booed when Bicha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelino Soin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denis Mitxel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.