League Play-Off

Santillán
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Neuquén FC's Prospero Endira 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. In the 3rd minute, Zeledon Manny hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacinto Havier, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Bruno Opilano took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Joseph. Sebastian Joseph dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. A hard shot 10 in the game by Bruno Opilano from a close distance when the talented Sebastian Joseph managed to make a qualified save. Neuquén FC's players were relieved. After 16 minutes of play, Santillán's Aureliano Nahia made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Joseph was left in no man's land by his defense there! Prospero Endira's late challenge caught a Santillán's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prospero Endira helped the player get up and apologised. Prospero Endira scored 2-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danilo Austin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Aureliano Nahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeledon Manny kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Opilano got free with Sebastian Joseph in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute of the match Ariel Orti sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danilo Austin skillfully saved the ball. In the 35th minute, Santillán's Arturo Natal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Sebastian Joseph showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Nahia in the 39th minute of the match. If Leandro Montez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Sebastian Joseph made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Natal in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Natal in the 57th minute of play forced Neuquén FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prospero Endira had several of the Santillán's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 62 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-2 score and a disappointed Danilo Austin as he didn't even see the shot coming. Danilo Austin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prospero Endira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Joseph showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Nahia in the 69th minute of the match. Danilo Austin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Neuquén FC's Prospero Endira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-4 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Neuquén FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gregorio Montrel hit a great ball. When Santillán's Bruno Opilano in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Neuquén FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd minute, Prospero Endira 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. If Arturo Natal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.