U21 League

Auriolam Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nikola Ramos made the kick off which started today's match. Arturo Canturri hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 5 played minutes, VILLARREAL UNITED's Eusebio Cao shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Illan Sirvent came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in VILLARREAL UNITED reached it. VILLARREAL UNITED's Tsubasa Ozora got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Illan Sirvent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Mangas in the 16th minute of the match. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Auriolam II C.F.'s goalkeeper Illan Sirvent, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Benítez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikola Ramos in the 26th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Isidoro Mangas managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When Isidoro Mangas fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VILLARREAL UNITED's protests and gave Isidoro Mangas a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Auriolam II C.F.'s zone, Tsubasa Ozora stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Illan Sirvent came out of the goal and Tsubasa Ozora tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tsubasa Ozora in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Illan Sirvent saved Auriolam II C.F. from getting behind. After some careless play in the Auriolam II C.F. defense, Tsubasa Ozora kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Illan Sirvent. The Auriolam II C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Illan Sirvent should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidoro Mangas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tsubasa Ozora succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Farhat Suryatna's late challenge caught a Auriolam II C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Farhat Suryatna helped the player get up and apologised. Farhat Suryatna kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute of the match Tome Bouzas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Benítez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Isidoro Mangas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Illan Sirvent tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. VILLARREAL UNITED's Tristan Zapater was substituted for Isidoro Mangas. Illan Sirvent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tsubasa Ozora, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Tsubasa Ozora did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Illan Sirvent 69 minutes into the match. Illan Sirvent was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tristan Zapater showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 72 minute of play. In the 76th minute Tsubasa Ozora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Illan Sirvent saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Auriolam II C.F.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ismael Jimenez was slow to take the kick. During this time VILLARREAL UNITED's players had a chance to rest. Tristan Zapater sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 84th minute, Tsubasa Ozora 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. A collision led to VILLARREAL UNITED getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ismael Jimenez hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Tsubasa Ozora left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VILLARREAL UNITED fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. VILLARREAL UNITED walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.