League Play-Off

Estadio Burruyaco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nelson AFC's Godfredo Martxot 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. In the 3rd minute, Bernabe Paio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 minutes of play, Nelson AFC's Benigno Roderigo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pablo Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute, one of Burruyaco:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Burruyaco. Godfredo Martxot's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pablo Abreu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Burruyaco's Severiano Anaya got a free kick in the 14th minute. If Leonardo Santikurtz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Nelson AFC's goalkeeper Remigio Ixaka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermengildo Esiquio. After 22 played minutes 狄迪沙 rounded Nelson AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. 狄迪沙 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Remigio Ixaka having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, 狄迪沙 took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Remigio Ixaka to make any attempt to save it. Nelson AFC's Remigio Ixaka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Nelson AFC from getting a goal against them. Bernabe Paio's late challenge caught a Burruyaco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernabe Paio helped the player get up and apologised. When Hermengildo Esiquio got free in front of the goal in the 35th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Remigio Ixaka was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Hermengildo Esiquio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Bernabe Paio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, Nelson AFC's goalkeeper Remigio Ixaka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermengildo Esiquio. After having played for 47 minutes, 狄迪沙 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burruyaco's supporters crossed their fingers, but 狄迪沙 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hermengildo Esiquio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Burruyaco's Alvaro Edorta got a free kick in the 54th minute. Pablo Abreu made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Benigno Roderigo sent off a good shot on target. 61 minutes into the match, 狄迪沙 notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Nelson AFC's Remigio Ixaka. Remigio Ixaka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute, Hermengildo Esiquio 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. 狄迪沙 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Remigio Ixaka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonardo Santikurtz went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Burruyaco made a substitution. Marcelo Innocenzio replaced Hermengildo Esiquio. In the 89th minute, Lucio Pasqual left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Burruyaco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nelson AFC's goalkeeper Remigio Ixaka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 狄迪沙's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Remigio Ixaka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Burruyaco had played much better football throughout.