League Play-Off

Churqui
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baldomero Distiratsu got the match started through his kick off. With an all-out effort, Nacional AFC's Joaquin Oskarbi threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Baldomero Distiratsu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Baldomero Distiratsu put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Joaquin Oskarbi. Esteve Mederi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Semeno in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Baldomero Distiratsu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.NICOLAS's Joaquin Oskarbi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luciano Gorosti's late challenge caught a Nacional AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luciano Gorosti helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, C.A.NICOLAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Gorosti to maneuver through the defense. Joaquin Oskarbi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baldomero Distiratsu's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Esteve Mederi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Gorosti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Ekaitz in the 25th minute of play forced Nacional AFC's goalkeeper Esteve Mederi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Teo Johans got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 31 played minutes Nacional AFC got a freekick which was hit by Everardo Poncio. After 34 played minutes C.A.NICOLAS got a freekick which was hit by Teobaldo Hitz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomero Distiratsu in the 36th minute of play forced C.A.NICOLAS's goalkeeper Joaquin Oskarbi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteve Mederi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimo Semeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a little luck, C.A.NICOLAS's Joaquin Oskarbi got control of the ball when Teo Johans tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in C.A.NICOLAS's zone, Baldomero Distiratsu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Oskarbi came out of the goal and Baldomero Distiratsu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, C.A.NICOLAS's Joaquin Oskarbi got control of the ball when Teo Johans tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 Prudencio Ekaitz made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Nacional AFC booed when C.A.NICOLAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugenio Crescencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Everardo Poncio charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Everardo Poncio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 minutes, Baldomero Distiratsu made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. C.A.NICOLAS's Joaquin Oskarbi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. C.A.NICOLAS's Joaquin Oskarbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teo Johans in the 66th minute of play. Baldomero Distiratsu struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Joaquin Oskarbi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional AFC. If Everardo Poncio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomero Distiratsu in the 76th minute of play forced C.A.NICOLAS's goalkeeper Joaquin Oskarbi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Luciano Gorosti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Mederi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joaquin Oskarbi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baldomero Distiratsu's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. After some careless play in the C.A.NICOLAS defense, Baldomero Distiratsu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquin Oskarbi. The C.A.NICOLAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquin Oskarbi should have stopped the shot. After 85 minutes, Eugenio Crescencio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A.NICOLAS and the Nacional AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, C.A.NICOLAS's Eugenio Crescencio got a free kick in the 85th minute. Baldomero Distiratsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Oskarbi having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Teo Johans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teo Johans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joaquin Oskarbi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luciano Gorosti hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. There was no doubt that Nacional AFC were the better team. Nacional AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.