League Play-Off

MIGLAND
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sumer's Raimundo Nalo 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. With his leg Victoriano Stanislao managed to avoid a goal in the 2ndth minute, when C.A MIGLAND's Elias Castaño fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Elias Castaño came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Victoriano Stanislao could save by the left post. Abelardo Mikeldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Bordat, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Elias Castaño cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Victoriano Stanislao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in C.A MIGLAND's zone, Raimundo Nalo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abelardo Mikeldi came out of the goal and Raimundo Nalo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute Humberto Bordat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Mikeldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Nicanor Matxin 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 crowd rose to their feet as C.A MIGLAND's Elias Castaño slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Victoriano Stanislao. That made the score 2-0 after 29 minutes of play. Victoriano Stanislao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Castaño in the 32nd minute. Raimundo Nalo might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abelardo Mikeldi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raimundo Nalo ran back to his position shaking his head. 44 minutes into the match, Sumer's Raimundo Nalo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abelardo Mikeldi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elias Castaño to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Elias Castaño who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sumer's Victoriano Stanislao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 57th minute, Nicanor Matxin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abelardo Mikeldi. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 64th minute, Elias Castaño ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victoriano Stanislao was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After a rather tough play, Sumer's Nicanor Matxin got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 72nd match minute, Sumer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Matxin to maneuver through the defense. Humberto Bordat hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Victoriano Stanislao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Castaño, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Abelardo Mikeldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Nalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Humberto Bordat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. C.A MIGLAND's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.