U23 World League

Herri Etxea Estadioa
Spectators: 7616 (Terracing: 5713, Seating: 1751, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Honorio Oalo started the match with the kick off. With his leg Victorino Leheren managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Jokin Bernal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Eduardo Perico fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manzano FC's protests and gave Eduardo Perico a yellow card for diving instead. Eduardo Perico hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. When Jokin Bernal got free in front of the goal in the 10th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Victorino Leheren was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Cosme Maidana's late challenge caught a Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosme Maidana helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manzano FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! In the 16th minute, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C got a penalty, and Aadu Uluk placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michel Hervé in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorino Leheren saved Manzano FC from getting behind. 20 minutes into the match, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Oalo came free, but Erik Thorstvedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Oalo came free, but Erik Thorstvedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Manzano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iratxo Crespo came free, but Victorino Leheren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Jokin Bernal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victorino Leheren. Manzano FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jokin Bernal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Victorino Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Hervé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgilio Rameriz's late challenge caught a Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Virgilio Rameriz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Barrikako Herensugeak F.C booed when Manzano FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgilio Rameriz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeronimo Argenis charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeronimo Argenis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vitor Cambero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victorino Leheren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. With a little luck, Manzano FC's Victorino Leheren got control of the ball when Michel Hervé tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Manzano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Hervé came free, but Victorino Leheren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manzano FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Michel Hervé 40 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. Iratxo Crespo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorino Leheren having to interfere. The supporters of Manzano FC booed when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitor Cambero didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jokin Bernal was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes, Pepe Galnares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barrikako Herensugeak F.C and the Manzano FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Manzano FC booed when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepe Galnares didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 54 minutes, Honorio Oalo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manzano FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Honorio Oalo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Victorino Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iratxo Crespo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victorino Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iratxo Crespo in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61stth minute of the game Michel Hervé who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manzano FC's Victorino Leheren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iratxo Crespo during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Manzano FC booed when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iratxo Crespo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iratxo Crespo hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Virgilio Rameriz got his second yellow card in the match during the 71st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Manzano FC's Victorino Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Hervé in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Michel Hervé 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. A collision led to Barrikako Herensugeak F.C getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jokin Bernal hit a great ball. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Unax Ondategui was substituted for Jokin Bernal. The supporters of Manzano FC booed when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jokin Bernal didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Michel Hervé sped through Manzano FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Victorino Leheren. After some careless play in the Manzano FC defense, Michel Hervé kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victorino Leheren. The Manzano FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victorino Leheren should have stopped the shot. Victorino Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Hervé in the 94th minute of play. Manzano FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.