U23 League

Estadio Héroe Martín
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jacobo Herauso started the match with the kick off. Nunez Savier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gregorio Garikoitz made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Leonel Erramu sent off a good shot on target. After 8th play minutes Gabby Salinas shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Gregorio Garikoitz and just under the crossbar into goal. A collision led to Unidad de Matanza getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Elvio Urtungo hit a great ball. The corner ended in Teodosio Ibañez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Unidad de Matanza's Gregorio Garikoitz did a great save. Hugo Afonso was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. Hugo Afonso kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Gregorio Garikoitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Unidad de Matanza's Gregorio Garikoitz got control of the ball when Gabby Salinas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 33rd minute Mariano Michael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Jacobo Herauso 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabby Salinas in the 38th minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Gregorio Garikoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when Culo de Vieja FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheche Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Unidad de Matanza's Robustiano Jerrald couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Culo de Vieja FC. Pedro Sendoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Herauso in the 43rd minute of the match.

57 minutes into the match, Culo de Vieja FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Savier came free, but Pedro Sendoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gregorio Garikoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheche Batista in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Jacobo Herauso 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabby Salinas in the 61st minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Gregorio Garikoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Sendoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Reyes in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Unidad de Matanza were awarded a corner. Robustiano Jerrald went to the cornerflag to take it. Jacobo Herauso hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Santos Borre's late challenge caught a Culo de Vieja FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santos Borre helped the player get up and apologised. Santos Borre kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Jacobo Herauso reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Sendoa. The goal made the score 4-1. Pedro Sendoa came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Unidad de Matanza's Jacobo Herauso. But to his dismay, Jacobo Herauso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Pedro Sendoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacobo Herauso in the 92nd minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Cheche Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Herauso in the 94th minute of play forced Culo de Vieja FC's goalkeeper Pedro Sendoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Culo de Vieja FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Unidad de Matanza had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.