U23 League

Balkiria Alliance G
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xabel Vallejo started the match with the kick off. Xamo Viladrosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenaido Davison, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Xamo Viladrosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zenaido Davison in the 13th minute of the match. Alifonso Jina kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Anastasio Santana-Bauzá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xamo Viladrosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TurboUC's Zenaido Davison got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, TurboUC's Zenaido Davison got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Bernardino Larraín hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Calle Lindström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Marino Brunet made a huge save. In the 34th minute Xabel Vallejo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xamo Viladrosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 played minutes TurboUC got a freekick which was hit by Anastasio Santana-Bauzá. Xamo Viladrosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Guilisasti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 played minutes Balkes FC got a freekick which was hit by Zacarias Sambrano. In the 47th minute of the match Zenaido Davison sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xamo Viladrosa skillfully saved the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iván Sotomayor to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Balkes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernado Mendivil to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute of the match Clemente Dechent sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xamo Viladrosa skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Marcos Guilisasti could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Xamo Viladrosa however easily saved by the left post. After 57 played minutes Balkes FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernado Mendivil. In the 58th minute of the match Clemente Dechent shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xamo Viladrosa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 62nd minute, Zacarias Sambrano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Edgar Villamayor took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Xamo Viladrosa to make any attempt to save it. Reimundo Nobajas kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Marcos Guilisasti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Xamo Viladrosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xamo Viladrosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Villamayor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikeldi Barzana's late challenge caught a TurboUC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mikeldi Barzana helped the player get up and apologised. After 80 played minutes Balkes FC got a freekick which was hit by Mikeldi Barzana. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Guilisasti got free with Xamo Viladrosa in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Balkes FC's Xamo Viladrosa got control of the ball when Marcos Guilisasti tried to sneak it across the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Xabel Vallejo lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Xamo Viladrosa. In the 91st match minute, Balkes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Sambrano to maneuver through the defense. Xamo Viladrosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Guilisasti in the 95th minute. The Balkes FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TurboUC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.