League Play-Off

Estadio Malleo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Octavio Gonzo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Victorino Egun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Inocencio Veronica made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavio Gonzo in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Basilio Ihazintu saved ZAKE from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Octavio Gonzo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Basilio Ihazintu was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Basilio Ihazintu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Octavio Gonzo's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, Rafaela FC's Higinio Dolfo got a free kick in the 7th minute. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özer Ballı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ZAKE's Basilio Ihazintu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Olayo in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to ZAKE getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Özer Ballı hit a great ball. Basilio Ihazintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Gonzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basilio Ihazintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Gonzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Tadzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inocencio Veronica made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Victorino Egun sent off a good shot on target. Bienvenido Largacha might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Basilio Ihazintu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bienvenido Largacha ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Gonzo in the 25th minute of play forced ZAKE's goalkeeper Basilio Ihazintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Burutzagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 34 minutes ZAKE's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mehmet Ferit İskandil who took care of the corner kick. Basilio Ihazintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Gonzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basilio Ihazintu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bienvenido Largacha in the 40th minute of the match. Basilio Ihazintu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bienvenido Largacha, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Rafaela FC's Ross Strong quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Conny Pohl, made in the 45th minute of the game. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZAKE's goalkeeper Basilio Ihazintu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Octavio Gonzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Basilio Ihazintu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Honorio Tadzio made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rigoberto Burutzagi came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özer Ballı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Özer Ballı made a precise shot to the right of Inocencio Veronica. Rafaela FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 70th minute Honorio Tadzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Octavio Gonzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilio Ihazintu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Bilbo in the 74th minute of play forced ZAKE's goalkeeper Basilio Ihazintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaias Bilbo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Basilio Ihazintu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Tadzio in the 77th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ZAKE's Basilio Ihazintu got control of the ball when Isaias Bilbo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karel-Jan Kerckmans got free with Basilio Ihazintu in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Basilio Ihazintu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Esteban Ikatz went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, ZAKE's Victorino Egun got a free kick in the 94th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.