League Play-Off

Estadio Batea
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Octavio Laffitte took the kick off in the first half of the match. Simon Kaxen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Canor, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Simon Kaxen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Canor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Drabble AFC fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Drabble AFC's Edgard Iratxo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 11 played minutes Drabble AFC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Rivas. 18 minutes into the match, Edgard Iratxo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Kaxen. Batea's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgard Iratxo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Edgard Iratxo came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Drabble 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 Edgard Iratxo couldn't finish the play. 27 minutes into the game, Hernan Guillelme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Simon Kaxen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Simon Kaxen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Iratxo went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After 36 played minutes, Drabble AFC's Marcos Joachim shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Simon Kaxen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Drabble AFC reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Lluciano got free with Pastor Ubarna in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Simon Kaxen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Iratxo in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Gabriel Galeno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Batea getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Anacleto Luzaide hit a great ball. Drabble AFC's Edgard Iratxo got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgard Iratxo during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Drabble AFC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Edgard Iratxo hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Gabriel Galeno got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Batea getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Gabriel Galeno hit a great ball. Drabble AFC's Pastor Ubarna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Lluciano in the 59th minute of play. Severiano Natal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Ubarna having to interfere. Simon Kaxen came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Drabble AFC's Edgard Iratxo. But to his dismay, Edgard Iratxo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Simon Kaxen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Canor, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Elija in the 69th minute of play forced Drabble AFC's goalkeeper Pastor Ubarna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Drabble AFC's Edgard Iratxo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. Batea's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Nicasio Canor scored to the left of an out of position Simon Kaxen, making the score, 0-7. Edgard Iratxo struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Simon Kaxen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Drabble AFC. Edgard Iratxo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 83rd playminute. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Batea's goalkeeper Simon Kaxen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Simon Kaxen didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 95th minute, which inside left pole to 0-9. Drabble AFC played a much better game than Batea and deserved their victory. The Batea players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.