League Play-Off

Burnham on Crouch St
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Burnham on Crouch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Benavides to maneuver through the defense. If Jairo Cortez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alonso Gamero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Armando Barreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Januario Alvarado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Burnham on Crouch's Armando Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alonso Gamero in the 17th minute of play. When Alonso Gamero came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Blandford Forum FC 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 Alonso Gamero couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute, Januario Alvarado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blandford Forum FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jairo Cortez in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Saul Zaldaña, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Saul Zaldaña stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Barreto's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. With a little luck, Blandford Forum FC's Saul Zaldaña got control of the ball when Jairo Cortez tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Burnham on Crouch's zone, Alonso Gamero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Barreto came out of the goal and Alonso Gamero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Januario Alvarado in the 46th minute of play forced Burnham on Crouch's goalkeeper Armando Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

A collision led to Burnham on Crouch getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Leonel Benavides hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Burnham on Crouch's zone, Alonso Gamero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Barreto came out of the goal and Alonso Gamero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Blandford Forum FC booed when Burnham on Crouch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Benavides didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Alonso Gamero made a precise shot to the right of Armando Barreto. Burnham on Crouch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Alas in the 76th minute of play forced Burnham on Crouch's goalkeeper Armando Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Januario Alvarado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blandford Forum FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Januario Alvarado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Barreto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 78 played minutes Burnham on Crouch got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Ruiz. After having played for 89 minutes, Jairo Cortez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burnham on Crouch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Cortez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Blandford Forum FC's Saul Zaldaña played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Barreto in the 92nd minute of play.