U23 World League

Patio Mayor
Spectators: 7874 (Terracing: 5906, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mateo Abechuco started the match with the kick off. Aristides Rumaldo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Ekain in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, CAM Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Agustin Orlondon came free, but Gervasio Gipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gervasio Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Abechuco in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Lopes in the 16th minute of play forced CAM Football Club's goalkeeper Gervasio Gipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Ekain was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 21st minute. CAM Football Club's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With 24 minutes on the clock, Americo Urtungo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 23 minutes into the game, one of CAM Football Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. CAM Football Club:s Gervasio Gipuzkoa showed great skill when he stopped Geronimo Horado:s penalty. In the 26th minute, Geronimo Horado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gervasio Gipuzkoa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 28 minutes into the game, Claudio Francesco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CAM Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Majadita FC the free kick. After 28 played minutes CAM Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Francesco. In the 30th minute, Claudio Francesco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geronimo Horado, 31 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that Victorino Lopes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Gipuzkoa was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 35th match minute, CAM Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Rito to maneuver through the defense. When Moises Ignatius fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CAM Football Club's protests and gave Moises Ignatius a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Majadita FC booed when CAM Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Ignatius didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 37 minutes, Geronimo Horado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Majadita FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geronimo Horado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of CAM Football Club booed when Majadita FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. CAM Football Club's Gonzalo Rito got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Gonzalo Rito made the kick off in the second half. Victorino Lopes scored 0-2 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gervasio Gipuzkoa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mateo Abechuco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Gervasio Gipuzkoa made a huge save. CAM Football Club's Miguel Rayman was substituted for Fausto Ekain. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victorino Lopes got free with Gervasio Gipuzkoa in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aristides Rumaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Orzaize, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The audience was convinced that Victorino Lopes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Gipuzkoa was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 83 minutes into the match, CAM Football Club's goalkeeper Gervasio Gipuzkoa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateo Abechuco. Gervasio Gipuzkoa made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Victorino Lopes sent off a good shot on target. 88 minutes into the match, Majadita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Orzaize came free, but Aristides Rumaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Victorino Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Majadita FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Victorino Lopes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gervasio Gipuzkoa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Majadita FC's Aristides Rumaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Orzaize in the 95th minute of play. Gonzalo Rito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aristides Rumaldo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The Majadita FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Majadita FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.