League Play-Off

Estadio Caballito
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martin Mino started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Caballito booed when BOCA JUNIOR FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaias Miro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Mino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Filomeno Eskuin managed to get in a good position for a shot. BOCA JUNIOR FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Filomeno Eskuin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Victoro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 9 played minutes Caballito got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Pabla. After 14 played minutes, Caballito's Elpidio Rey shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luisito Locaio 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 Caballito reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Mino in the 17th minute of play forced Caballito's goalkeeper Everardo Victoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Martin Mino managed to get in a good position for a shot. BOCA JUNIOR FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Mino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Victoro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caballito's Everardo Victoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Mino in the 22nd minute of play. If Filomeno Eskuin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luisito Locaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Senio in the 26th minute of play. Luisito Locaio made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Higinio Gonza sent off a good shot on target. Martin Mino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Victoro having to interfere. Everardo Victoro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Venancio Furman went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 41 minutes into the game, Celestino Gorbea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caballito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BOCA JUNIOR FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Caballito's Celestino Gorbea got a free kick in the 41st minute. Martin Mino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Everardo Victoro having to make a save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Humberto Senio made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Filomeno Eskuin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Everardo Victoro. The goal made the score 1-2. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Filomeno Eskuin put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Everardo Victoro. Martin Mino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Victoro having to interfere. Humberto Senio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Humberto Senio came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Caballito fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Humberto Senio couldn't finish the play. Martin Mino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Victoro having to interfere. In the 76th minute, one of BOCA JUNIOR FC: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 BOCA JUNIOR FC. Elpidio Rey shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Humberto Senio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caballito's supporters rose to their feet, but Humberto Senio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luisito Locaio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. BOCA JUNIOR FC's Martin Mino got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The goalkeeper, Everardo Victoro, was totally fooled by BOCA JUNIOR FC's Martin Mino, who 82 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 85th match minute, BOCA JUNIOR FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Cebrian to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, one of BOCA JUNIOR FC: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 BOCA JUNIOR FC. BOCA JUNIOR FC's attentive Bruno Lauaxeta managed to snatch the ball when Elpidio Rey made a throw-in in the 99th minute of the game. 102 minutes into the game, Filomeno Eskuin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BOCA JUNIOR FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caballito the free kick. A collision led to BOCA JUNIOR FC getting a freekick after 102 minutes play. Filomeno Eskuin hit a great ball. The Caballito fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. BOCA JUNIOR FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.