U23 World League

El Coloso
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Felipe Gasteiz got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Venancio Lop was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stat Veritas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ullún the free kick. A collision led to Stat Veritas FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Venancio Lop hit a great ball. A collision led to Ullún getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Hector Medardo hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the game, Fernando Clis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Saul Gomez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Saul Gomez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Clis in the 12th minute of play. When Anastasio Etxekopar came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Ullún 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 Anastasio Etxekopar couldn't finish the play. Fernando Clis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Hector Medardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saul Gomez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hector Medardo went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Teodoro Urtzi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 27th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The Ullún fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Ullún's Fernando Clis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Apolo Figueroa was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The crowd rose to their feet as Anastasio Etxekopar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Saul Gomez. That made the score 5-0 in the 37 minute of play. Saul Gomez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apolo Figueroa in the 39th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernando Clis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Stat Veritas FC defense, Fernando Clis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saul Gomez. The Stat Veritas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saul Gomez should have stopped the shot. If Hector Medardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 57th minute, Cristobal Frances hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Ullún's Apolo Figueroa got a free kick in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Honorio Nikola managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stat Veritas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Honorio Nikola was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Mingo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Mingo made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Honorio Nikola sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Clis in the 65th minute of play forced Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Saul Gomez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Felipe Gasteiz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Joel Mingo. That made the score 8-1 in the 70 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stat Veritas FC's zone, Apolo Figueroa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saul Gomez came out of the goal and Apolo Figueroa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Saul Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasio Etxekopar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodoro Urtzi took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saul Gomez. Saul Gomez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-1. 83 minutes into the game, Ullún's Anastasio Etxekopar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Gomez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-1. Saul Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Clis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Stat Veritas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Clis came free, but Saul Gomez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Anastasio Etxekopar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Gomez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Gomez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Apolo Figueroa went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 11-1 was the resulting score. Ullún walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.