League Play-Off

Estadio Neild
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Clemente Belasko took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Maximiliano Asteri got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ambrosio Txurio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, Ambrosio Txurio made a precise shot to the right of Saul Duarte. Neild AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Neild AFC's Saul Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Txurio in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Ambrosio Txurio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Correra fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Saul Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Laurgain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Neild AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Correra:s goal. After 26 played minutes Correra got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Vellito. If Maximiliano Asteri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Asteri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Albano Naldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ambrosio Txurio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ambrosio Txurio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A well done corner resulted in Patricio Nafarroa drilling the ball in to score 1-4 behind Neild AFC's goalkeeper. After having played for 60 minutes, Ambrosio Txurio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Correra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ambrosio Txurio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Ambrosio Txurio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saul Duarte was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. After 64 played minutes Correra got a freekick which was hit by Wilfredo Bakar. Maximiliano Asteri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Naldo having to interfere. Sixto Laurgain struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Saul Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Correra. Sixto Laurgain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Asteri in the 81st minute of play forced Correra's goalkeeper Albano Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Correra getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ambrosio Txurio hit a great ball. Saul Duarte made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Sixto Laurgain sent off a good shot on target. Ambrosio Txurio struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Saul Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Correra. Sixto Laurgain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Duarte having to interfere. When the match was over Correra could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Neild AFC throughout the match.