League Play-Off

SAN LORENZO DE ALMAG
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Salvador Lano started the match with the kick off. Romulo Alonso made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Claudio Weather sent off a good shot on target. El Gran Cuervo Negro's Francisco Papo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Lano in the 6th minute of play. Ciro Bras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Romulo Alonso made a huge save. Alonzo Aznaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alonzo Aznaro hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. A collision led to El Gran Cuervo Negro getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Justo Ladio hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Guiñazú AFC's Zdzislaw Czermak tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Romulo Alonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabricio Chesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio Weather received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Romulo Alonso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filomeno Paul's late challenge caught a Guiñazú AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filomeno Paul helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Guiñazú AFC booed when El Gran Cuervo Negro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filomeno Paul didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salvador Lano spun around in front of the goal 27 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of El Gran Cuervo Negro's goal. Americo Txilar hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Guiñazú AFC's zone, Claudio Weather stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romulo Alonso came out of the goal and Claudio Weather tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabricio Chesus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Guiñazú AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Chesus came free, but Romulo Alonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romulo Alonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Weather in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Rafael Precioso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 57 played minutes Guiñazú AFC got a freekick which was hit by Americo Txilar. 58 minutes into the match, Fabricio Chesus notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Guiñazú AFC's Romulo Alonso. Romulo Alonso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Romulo Alonso came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by El Gran Cuervo Negro's Claudio Weather. But to his dismay, Claudio Weather quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Fabricio Chesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romulo Alonso having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, El Gran Cuervo Negro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filomeno Paul to maneuver through the defense. The attack was good, but when Salvador Lano in the 79th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After having played for 82 minutes, Alonzo Aznaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Gran Cuervo Negro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alonzo Aznaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zdzislaw Czermak charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zdzislaw Czermak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Guiñazú AFC's Zdzislaw Czermak got a free kick in the 85th minute. Fabricio Chesus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Claudio Weather had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Gran Cuervo Negro fans cheered their team off the field, for while Guiñazú AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.