League Play-Off

Nelson
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. Jonas Ugaitz started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Pichanas's Bonifacio Maidana got control of the ball when Adrian Rumaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adrian Rumaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bonifacio Maidana having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Jonas Ugaitz 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. Ermegildo Castulo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Lázaro Baristo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bonifacio Maidana having to interfere. Ermegildo Castulo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Jonas Ugaitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Rosendo Iago 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. Ermegildo Castulo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Pichanas's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Adrian Rumaldo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 35 minutes into the match, Nelson FC's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Martino came free, but Mario Gaspard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 39 minutes, Rosendo Iago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pichanas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosendo Iago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 44 minutes, Rosendo Iago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pichanas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosendo Iago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 47 minutes of play, Nelson FC's Adrian Rumaldo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bonifacio Maidana was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Desiderio Martino to make the kick off. When Adrian Rumaldo came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Nelson FC 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 Adrian Rumaldo couldn't finish the play. Mario Gaspard made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Rosendo Iago sent off a good shot on target. Simon Normando's late challenge caught a Pichanas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simon Normando helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 played minutes Nelson FC got a freekick which was hit by Simon Normando. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Desiderio Martino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pichanas's supporters rose to their feet, but Desiderio Martino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mario Gaspard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mario Gaspard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Martino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evaristo Rufo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mario Gaspard came out and tried to block the shot, but Evaristo Rufo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 82nd minute. Rosendo Iago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Mario Gaspard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonas Ugaitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Bonifacio Maidana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mario Gaspard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desiderio Martino in the 92nd minute of play. After having played for 94 minutes, Adrian Rumaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nelson FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Rumaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Lázaro Baristo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.