U23 World League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raimundo Mannuel started the match with the kick off. After 7 minutes, Benvide Benedicto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SIMvergüenzas and the Bancruz F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, SIMvergüenzas's Benvide Benedicto got a free kick in the 7th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timoteo Jaume in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miguel Teresa saved SIMvergüenzas from getting behind. Berriotxoa Galnares was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 12 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes SIMvergüenzas got a freekick which was hit by Enol Litago. Inocencio Astigar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Ortiz in the 21st minute of play. Miguel Teresa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Rodas in the 23rd minute. Inocencio Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Ortiz in the 24th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Luis Ortiz notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bancruz F.C's Inocencio Astigar. Inocencio Astigar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th minute, Hondo Ziguenza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Inocencio Astigar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When Alvar Fabelo fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SIMvergüenzas's protests and gave Alvar Fabelo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SIMvergüenzas getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Alvar Fabelo hit a great ball. After 40 played minutes Bancruz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Timoteo Jaume. Bancruz F.C's Inocencio Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Toxeiro in the 41st minute of play. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Luis Ortiz sped through Bancruz F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Inocencio Astigar. Bancruz F.C's Inocencio Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hondo Ziguenza in the 47th minute of play.

Luis Ortiz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Inocencio Astigar came out and tried to block the shot, but Luis Ortiz slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 53rd minute. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Luis Ortiz sped through Bancruz F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Inocencio Astigar. Bancruz F.C's Inocencio Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Ortiz in the 61st minute of play. Inocencio Astigar was a little too slow when Luis Ortiz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-6. In the 68th match minute, SIMvergüenzas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enol Litago to maneuver through the defense. Inocencio Astigar made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Luis Ortiz sent off a good shot on target. When Humberto Rodas fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bancruz F.C's protests and gave Humberto Rodas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SIMvergüenzas booed when Bancruz F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Rodas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inocencio Astigar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Ortiz in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute SIMvergüenzas were awarded a corner. Guido Toxeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Mannuel in the 77th minute of play forced SIMvergüenzas's goalkeeper Miguel Teresa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Raimundo Mannuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Teresa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Astigar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luis Ortiz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 81 minute of play. Inocencio Astigar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Inocencio Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over SIMvergüenzas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bancruz F.C throughout the match.