U21 League

Pier Luigi Penzo
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Sixto Vincent started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Venezia FC's Domingo Lidon got a free kick in the 3rd minute. El Millo de Haedo's Feliciano Gilabert got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, El Millo de Haedo's goalkeeper Gustavo Eusko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Ekialde. Amado Larra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Vincent in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Julian Ekialde ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gustavo Eusko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The supporters of Venezia FC booed when El Millo de Haedo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Vincent didn't get a good kick on the ball. George Drake received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Amado Larra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Berbiz during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes El Millo de Haedo got a freekick which was hit by Martin Berbiz. A collision led to El Millo de Haedo getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Sixto Vincent hit a great ball. A collision led to El Millo de Haedo getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Pedro Luís Schmidt hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Ekialde got free with Gustavo Eusko in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

A collision led to El Millo de Haedo getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Javier Eguzki hit a great ball. Sixto Vincent let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 54th minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Drake got free with Amado Larra in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amado Larra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Vincent, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to El Millo de Haedo getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Pedro Luís Schmidt hit a great ball. The supporters of El Millo de Haedo booed when Venezia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Bazkoare didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Julian Ekialde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Ekialde in the 81st minute of the match. After 83 played minutes El Millo de Haedo got a freekick which was hit by Martin Berbiz. El Millo de Haedo's Alejandro Iliana couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 88th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Venezia FC. Gustavo Eusko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tito Ramírez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.