U21 League

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ignacio Derwin got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes BloodHounds F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jimeno Hori. Arnaldo Darien took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julian Cayo. BloodHounds F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard and well directed shot from Arnaldo Darien led 7 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. BloodHounds F.C.'s Julian Cayo became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-0. Erasmo Ixona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Sazon in the 18th minute of the match. After some careless play in the BloodHounds F.C. defense, Nereo Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julian Cayo. The BloodHounds F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julian Cayo should have stopped the shot. Erasmo Ixona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Loramendi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, BloodHounds F.C.'s Julian Cayo got control of the ball when Anier Eufrasio tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 38 played minutes Marlin FC got a freekick which was hit by Nereo Henry. In the 45th minute, Pablo Orti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Loramendi was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Igor Loramendi managed to get in a good position for a shot. BloodHounds F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Loramendi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erasmo Ixona breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amancio Manuelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erasmo Ixona having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fulgencio Sazon got free with Erasmo Ixona in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anier Eufrasio in the 60th minute of play forced BloodHounds F.C.'s goalkeeper Julian Cayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marlin FC's Erasmo Ixona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Sazon in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute Anier Eufrasio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Cayo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th match minute, BloodHounds F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Montxo to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, BloodHounds F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Domingo Jon came free, but Julian Cayo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anier Eufrasio in the 69th minute of play forced BloodHounds F.C.'s goalkeeper Julian Cayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Cayo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Jon in the 70th minute of play. BloodHounds F.C.'s Julian Cayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Jon in the 71st minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, BloodHounds F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Anier Eufrasio came free, but Julian Cayo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jimeno Hori's late challenge caught a Marlin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimeno Hori helped the player get up and apologised. Jimeno Hori kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Julian Cayo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timoteo Evis went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Erasmo Ixona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amancio Manuelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, BloodHounds F.C.'s Gary Neville got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Henry in the 88th minute of play forced BloodHounds F.C.'s goalkeeper Julian Cayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marlin FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of BloodHounds F.C. for a fine match.