League Play-Off

Ajó
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredo Piorno got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Luciano Gabino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Arturo Ferrando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Santos in the 6th minute of the match. Arturo Ferrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Timo in the 11th minute of play. Ciro Carlomagno hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ajó's zone, Maximiliano Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arturo Ferrando came out of the goal and Maximiliano Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute Alfredo Piorno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Abastas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luciano Gabino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Ferrando having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Fabian Abastas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Ajó booed when Manchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Pacorro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Ferrando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Mannuel in the 37th minute of the match. Andres Timo hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Alfredo Piorno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Abastas having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maximiliano Santos was the one to do the kick off. Maximiliano Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Arturo Ferrando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maximiliano Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Ferrando having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Dionisio Ugaitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabian Abastas. Manchester United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dionisio Ugaitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Arturo Ferrando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Gabino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manchester United were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Ajó's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maximiliano Santos took the corner. Manchester United's Maximiliano Santos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arturo Ferrando in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Maximiliano Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Manchester United's Maximiliano Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luciano Gabino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arturo Ferrando having to make a save. 98 minutes into the match, Ajó's goalkeeper Arturo Ferrando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximiliano Santos.