League Play-Off

Estadio Ñorquinco
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celestino Iban took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Belgrano's zone, Victorino Llin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cleto Sotero came out of the goal and Victorino Llin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cleto Sotero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucio Venceslao in the 7th minute. Celestino Iban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ivan Abadia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 11 minutes, Victorino Llin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ñorquinco AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victorino Llin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lucio Venceslao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cleto Sotero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Llin in the 17th minute of play. Belgrano's Cleto Sotero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorino Llin in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes, Angelino Galindo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belgrano and the Ñorquinco AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Angelino Galindo kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the game, Lucio Venceslao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Cleto Sotero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, Belgrano's goal looked a bit too open when Victorino Llin came free, but Cleto Sotero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelino Galindo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Abel Orzaize shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Abadia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victorino Llin made a kick off. If Lucio Venceslao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Teofilio hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute, one of Belgrano: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 Belgrano. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for Ñorquinco AFC. Ciro Bizen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cleto Sotero. 2-1. Ñorquinco AFC's Ivan Abadia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Iban in the 60th minute of play. Cleto Sotero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Llin, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Cleto Sotero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucio Venceslao in the 66th minute of play. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgrano! The referee gave Ñorquinco AFC a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ciro Bizen, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Belgrano's Cleto Sotero. 3-1. Belgrano's Celestino Iban got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucio Venceslao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Remigio Goyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Feliberto Belarmo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ñorquinco AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belgrano the free kick. Ñorquinco AFC's Ivan Abadia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Ñorquinco AFC from getting a goal against them. Leandro Laurendi kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When Lucio Venceslao came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Ñorquinco AFC 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 Lucio Venceslao couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Llin in the 96th minute of play forced Belgrano's goalkeeper Cleto Sotero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ñorquinco AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Belgrano for a fine match.