League Play-Off

Cipoletti
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hermengildo Joachim started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Eustacio Fernanco notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cipoletti AFC's Baldomero Ixaka. Baldomero Ixaka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Hermengildo Joachim came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Cipoletti 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 Hermengildo Joachim couldn't finish the play. In the 9th match minute, Guayamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braulio Azibar to maneuver through the defense. Sergio Boni hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Cipoletti AFC's Baldomero Ixaka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Fernanco in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Godofredo Azubeli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Ixaka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baldomero Ixaka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Azubeli in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Guayamba getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Astor Chan hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Cipoletti AFC's Fabio Etor threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hermengildo Joachim, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 30th minute, Hermengildo Joachim 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. Zacarias Chago's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabio Etor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Godofredo Azubeli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Baldomero Ixaka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Hermengildo Joachim reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabio Etor. The goal made the score 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eustacio Fernanco to strike the kick off in the second half. Hermengildo Joachim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baldomero Ixaka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustacio Fernanco in the 57th minute of the match. Godofredo Azubeli struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Baldomero Ixaka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guayamba. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guayamba's goalkeeper Fabio Etor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Godofredo Azubeli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hermengildo Joachim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guayamba's Fabio Etor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Joachim in the 75th minute of play. Cipoletti AFC's Hermengildo Joachim got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabio Etor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacarias Chago in the 79th minute of the match. Zacarias Chago struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Fabio Etor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cipoletti AFC. After having played for 83 minutes, Hermengildo Joachim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cipoletti AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hermengildo Joachim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Godofredo Azubeli took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Baldomero Ixaka. Baldomero Ixaka dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Godofredo Azubeli scored 1-4 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baldomero Ixaka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hermengildo Joachim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Etor having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Guayamba eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.