Burgos CF scores twice late to beat Laredo 4‑2

LAREDO, Spain (Interstat) — Burgos CF scored twice in the final five minutes and defeated Laredo 4-2 at Campo San Lorenzo, turning a level match into a road win after Laredo had twice equalized. Ivan Martinez put Burgos CF ahead for good in the 86th minute, and Alberto Dadie added the final goal in the third minute of stoppage time. The result moved Burgos CF to 1-0 in the competition and 4-2 overall. Laredo dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 4-2 overall. Burgos CF entered the match after a 3-2 win at Andorra, a 1-0 home win over Sabadell, a 1-0 home loss to Granada CF, a 2-1 loss at Almeria B and a 1-0 home win over Eldense. Laredo had lost 1-0 at Cayon, beaten Guarnizo 4-2 at home, won 2-0 at Vimenor, beaten CD Barquereno 3-0 at home and won 4-0 at Naval Reinosa.

Burgos CF opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Jose Gragera found the net. Laredo answered after halftime when Andres Carral scored in the 48th minute. Gragera was booked in the 62nd minute, and Burgos CF regained the lead in the 67th when Dadie scored. Laredo responded again in the 72nd through Primo, who played 21 minutes and scored. The match stayed 2-2 until Martinez struck in the 86th. Dadie then scored his second goal in stoppage time after receiving a yellow card in the 90th minute plus one. The first half ended with Burgos CF ahead 1-0 after Laredo had received three yellow cards. The second half produced five goals, with Laredo twice pulling level before Burgos CF closed with two late strikes. Burgos CF finished with four goals, while Laredo scored twice. The match included seven yellow cards, four for Laredo and three for Burgos CF. Burgos CF’s final goal was recorded in the 90th minute plus three.

Martinez played the full match and scored once for Burgos CF. Carral also went the full 90 minutes and scored for Laredo. Primo’s goal in 21 minutes gave Laredo its second equalizer. Ivan Setien played 90 minutes and recorded an assist for Laredo. Dadie finished with two goals in 30 minutes and a yellow card. Gragera played 72 minutes, scored once and was booked. Saul Del Cerro played 90 minutes and provided an assist for Burgos CF. Alex Lizancos Saldana recorded an assist in 18 minutes. Lander Arenal recorded an assist in 21 minutes for Laredo. Alex Fores played 30 minutes, recorded an assist and was booked. Burgos CF’s assists came from Del Cerro, Lizancos Saldana and Fores, while Laredo’s assists came from Setien and Arenal.

Laredo’s early pressure came with disciplinary cost as Mazo was booked in the 18th minute, Alvarez in the 31st and Quintana in the 43rd. Burgos CF’s Fores was booked in the 77th, and Laredo’s Abad was booked in the 88th. Laredo made substitutions in the 46th minute involving Hernandez S. and Quintana R., and in the 69th involving Alvarez C., Arriola A. and Fernandez M. Burgos CF made substitutions in the 60th minute involving Hernaiz D. and Mollejo V., in the 72nd involving Gragera J., in the 73rd involving Gonzalez S. and in the 81st involving Garcia F. Burgos CF will next host Castellon in Segunda División. Laredo will next host UD Samano in Tercera División RFEF.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Laredo 2, Burgos CF 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Burgos CF with a 66.5 percent probability to win. Burgos CF had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.