U23 World League

Estadio Calamar
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Victorino Lopes got the match started through his kick off. Gustavo Sauveur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvano Gorbea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Majadita FC's Victorino Lopes in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Errecaborda AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Jeronimo Felo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Igor Ralondo went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Gustavo Sauveur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Nesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benicio Brion hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After having played for 26 minutes, Victorino Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Majadita FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victorino Lopes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Errecaborda AFC booed when Majadita FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvano Gorbea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustavo Sauveur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorino Lopes in the 28th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Errecaborda AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Nesto came free, but Gustavo Sauveur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Sauveur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Nesto in the 35th minute of the match. Nicolas Millano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Jeronimo Felo made a huge save. Gustavo Sauveur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Melquiades Ihazintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 minutes, Cristo Xabier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Errecaborda AFC and the Majadita FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristo Xabier hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Paulino Nesto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Sauveur having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victorino Sandalio was the one to do the kick off. Jeronimo Felo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Ralondo in the 50th minute of play. Jeronimo Felo came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Errecaborda AFC's Igor Ralondo. But to his dismay, Igor Ralondo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 59th minute, Igor Ralondo 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. Gustavo Sauveur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquin Tiniebra in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Errecaborda AFC's goalkeeper Gustavo Sauveur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulino Nesto. In the 65th minute, Lucio Faro had to leave the field with a concussion. Oscar Blanco's late challenge caught a Errecaborda AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oscar Blanco helped the player get up and apologised. Errecaborda AFC's Florencio Osoitz was substituted for Lucio Faro. After a rather tough play, Majadita FC's Oscar Blanco got a free kick in the 66th minute. Jeronimo Felo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Sandalio, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The audience was convinced that Silvano Gorbea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Sauveur was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 71st minute of the game, Victorino Sandalio landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 71 minutes into the game, Celestino Katia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Majadita FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Errecaborda AFC the free kick. Benigno Mambru's late challenge caught a Majadita FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benigno Mambru helped the player get up and apologised. After 84 played minutes Errecaborda AFC got a freekick which was hit by Benigno Mambru. In the 85th minute, Victorino Lopes 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. Jeronimo Felo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Millano, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 94 played minutes Errecaborda AFC got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Bitxintxo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geronimo Horado got free with Gustavo Sauveur in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Errecaborda AFC had won after a very even match.