U18 World League

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) In the 2nd minute, Rogelio Herauso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Basilio Munet was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Rogelio Herauso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Basilio Munet was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Rogelio Herauso sped through Atlético Municipal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Basilio Munet. After 10 played minutes, Rejunte de perros's Orlando Fe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Basilio Munet came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rejunte de perros reached it. Ernesto Natanael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ongile Arainz in the 11th minute of play. Rejunte de perros's Ernesto Natanael proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Rejunte de perros from getting a goal against them. In the 15th minute Dario Ixona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilio Munet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernesto Natanael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ongile Arainz's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Ernesto Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Herbon in the 19th minute of the match. Basilio Munet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Herauso in the 27th minute of play. In the 31st minute Oier Laincera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Natanael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Rejunte de perros's goal looked a bit too open when Oier Laincera came free, but Ernesto Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atlético Municipal's Basilio Munet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Ixona in the 34th minute of play. Jorge Maurin's late challenge caught a Atlético Municipal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Maurin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, Rejunte de perros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Maurin to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute, Ongile Arainz 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 Rogelio Herauso in the 44th minute of play forced Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Basilio Munet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rejunte de perros booed when Atlético Municipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oier Laincera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Basilio Munet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Ixona in the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ongile Arainz made a kick off. A collision led to Rejunte de perros getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Santiago Patxi hit a great ball. In the 61st minute of the match Totakoxe Cadenas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ernesto Natanael showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Atlético Municipal were furious when Bastiaro Fresco was red carded, 62 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Municipal! Basilio Munet had in the 64thth minute some difficulties stopping Orlando Fe's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball When Faustino Villate, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 69 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ernesto Natanael was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Llorienzo Salado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the game, Rejunte de perros's Dario Ixona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Basilio Munet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 86 minutes of play, Atlético Municipal's Oier Laincera made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernesto Natanael was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Atlético Municipal's Totakoxe Cadenas got a free kick in the 90th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Atlético Municipal lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.