U21 League

José Tiburcio Borda
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Loco De Remate's Aureliano Lekubegi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Blas Haritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Marcelino Normando ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ariel Bitxintxo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Loco De Remate's Arnaldo Gutxi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Llope in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Arturo Lluc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnaldo Gutxi. Loco De Remate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arturo Lluc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Jesus Librado received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ariel Bitxintxo came out and tried to block the shot, but Jesus Librado slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 15th minute. Arnaldo Gutxi came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by ViCeNzA's Eulalio Casado. But to his dismay, Eulalio Casado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Arnaldo Gutxi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Generoso Quintun went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. ViCeNzA's Ariel Bitxintxo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save ViCeNzA from getting a goal against them. Eulalio Casado took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnaldo Gutxi. Arnaldo Gutxi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Aureliano Lekubegi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Victoriano Iigo kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernan Llope was the one to do the kick off. Arnaldo Gutxi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eulalio Casado in the 51st minute. Eulalio Casado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Arnaldo Gutxi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the game, Generoso Quintun recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arnaldo Gutxi. Generoso Quintun showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-5. In the 61st minute, Aureliano Lekubegi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernan Llope could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Arnaldo Gutxi made a huge save. Feliciano Barbosa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 69 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of ViCeNzA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Loco De Remate:s goal. Ariel Bitxintxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Normando in the 81st minute of the match. After 81 played minutes Loco De Remate got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Mogel. Arturo Lluc's late challenge caught a Loco De Remate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arturo Lluc helped the player get up and apologised. Arturo Lluc kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The Loco De Remate supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ViCeNzA's performance. The match ended with a win for ViCeNzA.