U21 World League

La Quemita
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Ieltxu started the match with the kick off. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Tiburcio Bonadona hit a great ball. Victoriano Sazon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victoriano Sazon got free with Fulgencio Larpe in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fulgencio Larpe made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Victoriano Sazon sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, KPO BIZARRO's goalkeeper Fulgencio Larpe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victoriano Sazon. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Vicente Gerazan got a free kick in the 20th minute. Fulgencio Berto hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After having played for 35 minutes, Ladislao Kusko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KPO BIZARRO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ladislao Kusko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the game, KPO BIZARRO's Godfredo Berriotxoa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benigno Guillem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Victoriano Sazon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The La Candela FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KPO BIZARRO were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victoriano Sazon was the one to do the kick off. Fulgencio Larpe came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by La Candela FC's Amadeo Su. But to his dismay, Amadeo Su quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 55th minute, Victoriano Sazon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, La Candela FC's Benigno Guillem got control of the ball when Simon Ieltxu tried to sneak it across the goal line. KPO BIZARRO's Fulgencio Larpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Berto in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Fulgencio Berto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fulgencio Larpe was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. La Candela FC's Baldomiro Gonzalez was substituted for Victoriano Sazon. La Candela FC's Benigno Guillem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save La Candela FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of La Candela FC booed when KPO BIZARRO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorino Jenaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomiro Gonzalez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fulgencio Larpe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Fulgencio Larpe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Berto in the 85th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Baldomiro Gonzalez put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fulgencio Larpe. After some careless play in the KPO BIZARRO defense, Baldomiro Gonzalez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fulgencio Larpe. The KPO BIZARRO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fulgencio Larpe should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the match, Simon Ieltxu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benigno Guillem. La Candela FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Simon Ieltxu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The La Candela FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while KPO BIZARRO had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.