U23 League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Donny Read made the kick off which started today's match. Armando Benet hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Cristobal Atauri came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Colosos Afc 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 Cristobal Atauri couldn't finish the play. 8 minutes into the match, Colosos Afc's goalkeeper Gaudencio Lope had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Perutxo Diego. In the 9th match minute, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perutxo Diego to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Perutxo Diego got free with Gaudencio Lope in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Colosos Afc booed when E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurgi Perma didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Colosos Afc's goalkeeper Gaudencio Lope had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Perutxo Diego. An unexpectedly hard shot by Txomin Zaldierna in the 18th minute of play forced Colosos Afc's goalkeeper Gaudencio Lope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brun Vela kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® defense, Donny Read kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oliviero Vados. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oliviero Vados should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donny Read in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oliviero Vados saved E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting behind. Oliviero Vados took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donny Read, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oliviero Vados showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donny Read in the 32nd minute of the match. Gaudencio Lope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jurgi Perma, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Armando Benet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oliviero Vados was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Cristobal Atauri's late challenge caught a E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristobal Atauri helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Cristobal Atauri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Gartzen in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Colosos Afc were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Sesma was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Armando Benet took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Oliviero Vados to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristobal Atauri got free with Oliviero Vados in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gaudencio Lope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Txomin Zaldierna in the 60th minute of play. Gaudencio Lope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jurgi Perma, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 62 played minutes Colosos Afc got a freekick which was hit by Armando Benet. Jurgi Perma charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jurgi Perma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Colosos Afc made a substitution. Silvestre Unai replaced Donny Read. In the 69th minute, Jurgi Perma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colosos Afc's Gaudencio Lope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perutxo Diego in the 75th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silvestre Unai in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliviero Vados prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 85 minutes of play, Colosos Afc's Armando Benet made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliviero Vados was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 89 minutes, Txomin Zaldierna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Txomin Zaldierna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Txomin Zaldierna in the 96th minute of play forced Colosos Afc's goalkeeper Gaudencio Lope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Colosos Afc players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.