League Play-Off

Estadio Zuriyaco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Zuriyaco's Dario Eron 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. The audience was convinced that Dario Eron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Lauren was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Dario Eron managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zuriyaco's supporters rose to their feet, but Dario Eron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felipe Lauren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Froilan Iratxo during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Andino AFC's Froilan Iratxo got a free kick in the 18th minute. Ezequiel Bero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Otoniel in the 22nd minute of play. Zuriyaco's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jairo Jenaro in the 28th minute. If Dario Eron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Lauren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Eron in the 42nd minute of the match. Andino AFC's Felipe Lauren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Andino AFC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Zuriyaco's zone, Guillermo Otoniel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezequiel Bero came out of the goal and Guillermo Otoniel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximiliano Sasoin to make the kick off. Cesar Matxin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felipe Lauren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Froilan Iratxo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Marcos Jobo struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Ezequiel Bero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Andino AFC. Dario Eron struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Felipe Lauren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zuriyaco. Guillermo Otoniel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Bero having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Dario Eron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zuriyaco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When Guillermo Otoniel came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Andino AFC 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 Guillermo Otoniel couldn't finish the play. If Guillermo Otoniel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Lauren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesar Matxin went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 92 minutes into the game, Blas Conrao was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zuriyaco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Andino AFC the free kick. The supporters of Andino AFC booed when Zuriyaco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Conrao didn't get a good kick on the ball.