U21 World League

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Jonny Logan made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristo Leocadio in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andoni Zubizarreta saved Valencia C.F. from getting behind. In the last second Andoni Zubizarreta throw himself and got hold of the ball when Cristo Leocadio in the 5thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Refugio in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner. Florentin Gougeon went to the cornerflag to take it. Gaz Askew made a great header on Valencia C.F.'s corner, it was just that Gastres FC's Virgilio Txilar managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 20th minute of the match Valencia C.F. got a corner. Gastres FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Florentin Gougeon ran over to the corner to take the kick. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Leocadio in the 22nd minute of play. Virgilio Txilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lin Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Andoni Zubizarreta made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Nicolas Gonza sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute Florentin Gougeon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgilio Txilar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natalio Refugio. Virgilio Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentin Gougeon, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florentin Gougeon in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Virgilio Txilar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 41 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Maurício Pellegrino. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Gonza, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Jonny Logan kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Andoni Zubizarreta was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Nicolas Gonza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nicolas Gonza really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0.

When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Florentin Gougeon took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Virgilio Txilar to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the Valencia C.F. defense, Natalio Refugio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. The Valencia C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andoni Zubizarreta should have stopped the shot. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Leocadio in the 58th minute of play. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Leocadio in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Colin Buckler got a free kick in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Cristo Leocadio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. Valencia C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristo Leocadio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gastres FC's goalkeeper Virgilio Txilar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Javi Guerra came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Valencia C.F. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Javi Guerra couldn't finish the play. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Leocadio in the 76th minute of play. Virgilio Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentin Gougeon, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Gastres FC's Segundo Bortzaioriz was substituted for Nicolas Gonza. After 80 minutes Gastres FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Florentin Gougeon who took care of the corner kick. If Florentin Gougeon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Leocadio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 minutes of play Valencia C.F.'s Jonny Logan was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Colin Buckler received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Virgilio Txilar came out and tried to block the shot, but Colin Buckler slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 86th minute.