U23 World League

Berca Arena
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Cristo Leocadio made the kick off and thus started the match. Segundo Bortzaioriz hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Nistor Arjoca came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Gastres FC's Cristo Leocadio. But to his dismay, Cristo Leocadio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 11th minute Shi Jing Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Iratxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liviu Hurmuz hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Gastres FC's Amador Iratxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Comarnescu in the 17th minute of play. Antonio Olivieri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Amador Iratxo made a huge save. In the 20th minute of the match, Andrei Marioara got a very nice opportunity to score, but Amador Iratxo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Amador Iratxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Comarnescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Jing Feng came free, but Amador Iratxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Baladi in the 27th minute of play forced -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goalkeeper Nistor Arjoca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Gastres FC's Aurelio Baladi fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Leocadio in the 29th minute of the match. Amador Iratxo was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Shi Jing Feng capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Shi Jing Feng really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Cristo Leocadio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nistor Arjoca having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Cristo Leocadio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Nistor Arjoca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shi Jing Feng stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goalkeeper Nistor Arjoca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristo Leocadio. Amador Iratxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrei Marioara, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Comarnescu in the 61st minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Amador Iratxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Cristo Leocadio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gastres FC's Raul Fresco was substituted for Aurelio Baladi. After 63 played minutes Gastres FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Leocadio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Marioara in the 65th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Amador Iratxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Marioara Chiricheş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Segundo Bortzaioriz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marioara Miculescu hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. A hard shot 79 in the game by Cristo Leocadio from a close distance when the talented Nistor Arjoca managed to make a qualified save. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's players were relieved. Amador Iratxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrei Marioara, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the game, Damian Comarnescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Amador Iratxo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.