League Play-Off

Estadio Defensores
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sudor y Sangre's Pascual Brun 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. Eduardo Ostots made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Etxatxu in the 12th minute of play. Alfred Gil hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Eduardo Ostots took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Etxatxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Defensores HFC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaias Cordeiro came free, but Hipolito Karlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute of the game Eustaquio Fresco made a throw-in which Isaias Cordeiro played forward. Hipolito Karlo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Brun in the 31st minute of play. After 32 played minutes Defensores HFC got a freekick which was hit by Michal Krawczyk. After a rather tough play, Sudor y Sangre's Eustaquio Fresco got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 34 played minutes Sudor y Sangre got a freekick which was hit by Modesto Cristofol. After 40 played minutes Sudor y Sangre got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Brun. Tomas Etxatxu's late challenge caught a Sudor y Sangre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Etxatxu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th match minute, Defensores HFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Etxatxu to maneuver through the defense. Sudor y Sangre's Albano Bautista was substituted for Eustaquio Fresco. Tomas Etxatxu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Hipolito Karlo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pascual Brun's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Etxatxu in the 48th minute of play forced Sudor y Sangre's goalkeeper Eduardo Ostots to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tomas Etxatxu made the kick off in the second half. When Ramon Eder came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Defensores HFC 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 Ramon Eder couldn't finish the play. Pascual Brun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Hipolito Karlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, Sudor y Sangre's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Etxatxu came free, but Eduardo Ostots reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1-1 became the score in the 57th minute when Pascual Brun elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After having played for 61 minutes, Pascual Brun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sudor y Sangre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascual Brun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute Tomas Etxatxu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Ostots saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramon Eder charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Eder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Defensores HFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Ramon Eder hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Sudor y Sangre's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Etxatxu came free, but Eduardo Ostots reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 minutes of play, Defensores HFC's Tomas Etxatxu made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eduardo Ostots was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hipolito Karlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Cordeiro in the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Defensores HFC's Ove Skovø got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sudor y Sangre's goalkeeper Eduardo Ostots, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sudor y Sangre's Pascual Brun got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sudor y Sangre's Eduardo Ostots played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Etxatxu in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Defensores HFC's Tomas Etxatxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eduardo Ostots narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Defensores HFC booed when Sudor y Sangre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Ticho didn't get a good kick on the ball.