League Play-Off

Estadio Candelaria
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Esteve Rios kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Fabian Rexino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Pasos de los toros's Laureano Belarmo tried to score from far away in the 4th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Matias Fliz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pasos de los toros's supporters rose to their feet, but Matias Fliz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Daunte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silverio Beltxe succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 8th playminute. 12 minutes into the match, Pasos de los toros's goalkeeper Bruno Lawrence had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silverio Beltxe. In the 14th minute, Matias Fliz 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogelio Otsoa during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Candelaria getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Rogelio Otsoa hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the game, Adan Abeijon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Rodrigo Daunte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rodrigo Daunte came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Pasos de los toros's Matias Fliz. But to his dismay, Matias Fliz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Candelaria's Rodrigo Daunte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Fliz in the 33rd minute of play. Silverio Beltxe might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Lawrence. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silverio Beltxe ran back to his position shaking his head. If Matias Fliz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pasos de los toros's goalkeeper Bruno Lawrence, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Lawrence made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fabian Rexino sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute of the match Candelaria got a corner. Pasos de los toros's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sixto Gartzi ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 47th minute, Esteve Rios 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matias Fliz to make the kick off. Laureano Belarmo's late challenge caught a Candelaria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laureano Belarmo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute there was a penalty for Candelaria. Sixto Gartzi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bruno Lawrence. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Silverio Beltxe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Candelaria's supporters rose to their feet, but Silverio Beltxe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 64 minutes of play, Candelaria's Esteve Rios made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Lawrence was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bruno Lawrence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Beltxe in the 70th minute of play. Rodrigo Daunte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Fliz in the 71st minute of the match. Matias Fliz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rodrigo Daunte came out and tried to block the shot, but Matias Fliz slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 73rd minute. Bruno Lawrence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteve Rios in the 79th minute of play. Rodrigo Daunte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Fliz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.