League

Victoria Arena
Spectators: 7312 (Terracing: 5485, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Faustino Zumalburu kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Twister C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogelio Hoz to maneuver through the defense. Marco Arona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Galguera was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Ismael Varas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ismael Varas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Ismael Varas sped through Twister C.F.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ivan Galguera. Ivan Galguera came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by VICTORIA's Unax Espinosa. But to his dismay, Unax Espinosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. When Ismael Varas came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the VICTORIA 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 Ismael Varas couldn't finish the play. If Ismael Varas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the game, Ignacio Ojesto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Twister C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VICTORIA the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Unax Espinosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. VICTORIA's supporters rose to their feet, but Unax Espinosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Galguera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th match minute, VICTORIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gómez Vinambres to maneuver through the defense. Ignacio Ojesto hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Unax Espinosa struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Ivan Galguera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VICTORIA. After having played for 46 minutes, Marco Arona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VICTORIA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Arona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Unax Espinosa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57thth minute of the game Unax Espinosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Twister C.F.'s Ivan Galguera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ismael Varas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivan Galguera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Unax Espinosa struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Ivan Galguera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VICTORIA. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Varas in the 63rd minute of play forced Twister C.F.'s goalkeeper Ivan Galguera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of VICTORIA booed when Twister C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Zumalburu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th match minute, Twister C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Ojesto to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ismael Varas in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Galguera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rd minute, Ignacio Ojesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Unax Espinosa 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. If Unax Espinosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Galguera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Unax Espinosa in the 82nd minute of the match. Ivan Galguera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Varas, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Varas in the 88th minute of play forced Twister C.F.'s goalkeeper Ivan Galguera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Twister C.F.'s Ivan Galguera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Varas in the 90th minute of play. Dennis Inchaurdi hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, VICTORIA's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Zumalburu came free, but Augusto Flecha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Unax Espinosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivan Galguera. Twister C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Unax Espinosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. VICTORIA had played much better football throughout.