League Play-Off

Estadio Balcarce
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Malligasta's Osvaldo Gasteiz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Gualterio Bizi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Malligasta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balcarce the free kick. The supporters of Balcarce booed when Malligasta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Bizi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Malligasta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Moises Inguma was slow to take the kick. During this time Balcarce's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Abelardo Felipillo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Patricio Cutberto came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Malligasta's Osvaldo Gasteiz. But to his dismay, Osvaldo Gasteiz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Osvaldo Gasteiz succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. When Malligasta's Osvaldo Gasteiz in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balcarce's goalie prevented a goal. Malligasta's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Moises Caitano 20 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. Bruno Senen's late challenge caught a Malligasta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Senen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd match minute, Balcarce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Senen to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Cristobal Mikolas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Saverio Florinio fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malligasta's protests and gave Saverio Florinio a yellow card for diving instead. Saverio Florinio kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moises Caitano in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Gilabert saved Malligasta from getting behind. When Leonides Rioja came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Malligasta 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 Leonides Rioja couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Malligasta booed when Balcarce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogelio Erlantz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 43 minutes Balcarce's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Flavio Isaio who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Teobaldo Tohias managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Osvaldo Gasteiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Cutberto having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Caitano in the 48th minute of play forced Malligasta's goalkeeper Marco Gilabert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moises Caitano to strike the kick off in the second half. Bonifacio Reyes's shot from long distance in the 52nd minute was not bad at all, but Balcarce's Patricio Cutberto knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. With his leg Patricio Cutberto managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Malligasta's Leonides Rioja fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 67th minute Moises Caitano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Gilabert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69thth minute of the game Moises Caitano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malligasta's Marco Gilabert was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Adriana Fanuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Adriana Fanuco 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. Patricio Cutberto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Gasteiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Abelardo Felipillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patricio Cutberto was a little too slow when Osvaldo Gasteiz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 1-3. Adriana Fanuco might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Gilabert. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriana Fanuco ran back to his position shaking his head. 92 minutes into the match, Moises Caitano notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Malligasta's Marco Gilabert. Marco Gilabert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Osvaldo Gasteiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Cutberto having to interfere. The Malligasta supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Malligasta would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.