League Play-Off

Estadio Neuquén
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bariloche's Benedicto Iban 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. If Benedicto Iban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Ezkerra in the 8th minute of play forced Bariloche's goalkeeper Emiliano Damario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Neuquén FC's goalkeeper Rafael Playo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Bariloche's Siro Eleder got a free kick in the 14th minute. Aldo Ezkerra struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Emiliano Damario didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neuquén FC. In the 23rd minute, Aldo Ezkerra 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. In the 29th minute, Aldo Ezkerra fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Emiliano Damario, passed just outside the right post. In the 31st match minute, Neuquén FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Chumo to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Playo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiberto Tavio, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A collision led to Bariloche getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ciriaco Evarado hit a great ball. In the 43rd match minute, Bariloche was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Abechuco to maneuver through the defense. 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.

Rafael Playo made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Filiberto Tavio sent off a good shot on target. Aldo Ezkerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Emiliano Damario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Benedicto Iban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Playo was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 63rd minute, Filiberto Tavio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafael Playo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Aldo Ezkerra took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emiliano Damario. Emiliano Damario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The audience was convinced that Aldo Ezkerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Damario was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Emiliano Damario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aldo Ezkerra's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. A collision led to Bariloche getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Emanuel Abechuco hit a great ball. Aldo Ezkerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Emiliano Damario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Playo made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Filiberto Tavio sent off a good shot on target. Teo Chumo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emiliano Damario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Ezkerra in the 98th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Neuquén FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.