League Play-Off

Estadio Marucho
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Mantzio got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 6 minutes, Matias Modestio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uranga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matias Modestio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Lisandro Gagriel came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Uranga 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 Lisandro Gagriel couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute, Bartolo Valiente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marucho AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The audience was convinced that Lisandro Gagriel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mariano Dolfos was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Matias Modestio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mariano Dolfos having to make a save. In the 19th minute, Lisandro Gagriel 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. Marcelo Mantzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teobaldo Ganix having to interfere. When Dario Tibalt came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Marucho 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 Dario Tibalt couldn't finish the play. If Matias Modestio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Matias Modestio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 30 minutes of play, Uranga's Lisandro Gagriel made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mariano Dolfos was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Matias Modestio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Lisandro Gagriel 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. Dario Tibalt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Teobaldo Ganix tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Mantzio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teobaldo Ganix was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, Uranga's Matias Modestio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mariano Dolfos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lisandro Gagriel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Dario Huly fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uranga's protests and gave Dario Huly a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Marucho AFC booed when Uranga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Huly didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matias Modestio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Mariano Dolfos made a huge save. Lisandro Gagriel scored 1-3 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariano Dolfos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Mantzio in the 60th minute of play forced Uranga's goalkeeper Teobaldo Ganix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Mantzio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teobaldo Ganix was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 63rd minute, Dario Tibalt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marucho AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Mariano Dolfos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lisandro Gagriel's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Mariano Dolfos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lisandro Gagriel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 76 minute of play. Marcelo Mantzio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lisandro Gagriel came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Uranga 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 Lisandro Gagriel couldn't finish the play. Matias Modestio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Dolfos having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Uranga left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Marucho AFC.