U23 League

La Posta del Lago
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andres Marines got the match started through his kick off. Narciso Vaz kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Hats Achiaga was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 4 minutes into the match. The referee gave C.S.D Punta Ballena a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Josepe Sobrevilla, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Vito Alsina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Etxeberri Benavides was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 14th minute Vito Alsina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etxeberri Benavides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Vito Alsina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Etxeberri Benavides was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, C.S.D Punta Ballena's Mosen Legaspi got a free kick in the 18th minute. Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Alsina in the 21st minute of play. Mosen Legaspi hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Eladio Sotorrio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartoli Navagos having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as C.S.D Punta Ballena's Vito Alsina slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Etxeberri Benavides. That made the score 3-0 after 32 minutes of play. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Bartoli Navagos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eladio Sotorrio in the 37th minute of play. Bartoli Navagos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eladio Sotorrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 47th minute Vanadio F.C. were awarded a corner. Javier Telego went to the cornerflag to take it. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Federico Valverde to make the kick off. The referee gave C.S.D Punta Ballena a penalty, 54 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Josepe Sobrevilla, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides. 4-0. The supporters of Vanadio F.C. booed when C.S.D Punta Ballena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mosen Legaspi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Vito Alsina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.S.D Punta Ballena fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Vito Alsina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etxeberri Benavides having to interfere. Etxeberri Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Alsina, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 69 played minutes Vanadio F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Xandro Zubeldia. Frantxizko Bollo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Etxeberri Benavides. Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Andres Marines could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Bartoli Navagos made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Valverde in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Etxeberri Benavides prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 84 minutes into the game, Vito Alsina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Etxeberri Benavides was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. C.S.D Punta Ballena made a substitution. Carolo Viya replaced Frantxizko Bollo. In the 94th match minute, Vanadio F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Telego to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Valverde in the 96th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vanadio F.C.'s Etxeberri Benavides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Valverde in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Vanadio F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C.S.D Punta Ballena.