U23 League

Tullidos Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Liberto Merino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 3 minutes, Gav Smith managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartak de Txurdi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gav Smith was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paquito Portero came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Spartak de Txurdi's Liberto Merino. But to his dismay, Liberto Merino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Gav Smith struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Paquito Portero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spartak de Txurdi. In the 19th minute, Filipe Meneses ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paquito Portero was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 24 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Aznaro Rua came free, but Mikolaj Grunwalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horacio Hernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Gav Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paquito Portero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gav Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paquito Portero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gav Smith in the 36th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Tullidos FC's Mikolaj Grunwalski threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aznaro Rua, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 40 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Montana. In the 43rd minute, Spartak de Txurdi's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tony Montana fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The Tullidos FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Spartak de Txurdi were winning 0-4.

Paquito Portero made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Gav Smith sent off a good shot on target. Ludomil Galagan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. When the match had been going on for 55 minutes, Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Paquito Portero. After having played for 58 minutes, Gav Smith managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartak de Txurdi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gav Smith was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 60 minutes into the game, Spartak de Txurdi's Filipe Meneses nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paquito Portero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Spartak de Txurdi's attentive César Coelho managed to snatch the ball when Alfons Rallo made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gav Smith in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paquito Portero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Tullidos FC's Paquito Portero got control of the ball when Gav Smith tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paquito Portero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liberto Merino in the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. 78 minutes into the match, Gav Smith dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paquito Portero, 0-8. In the 85th minute, Gav Smith 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. Paquito Portero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Regis Jaen, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th match minute, Spartak de Txurdi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gav Smith to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Spartak de Txurdi's Horacio Hernandez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paquito Portero. Paquito Portero yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. Spartak de Txurdi played a much better game than Tullidos FC and deserved their victory. The Tullidos FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.