U23 League

Estádio Fura Balizas
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Spartak de Txurdi's Liberto Merino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. José Maria Freire's late challenge caught a Spartak de Txurdi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Maria Freire helped the player get up and apologised. After 11 minutes of play, FC Fura Balizas's Pascoal Antas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikolaj Grunwalski was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascoal Antas in the 22nd minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gav Smith blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Harald Lossmann having to make a save. Harald Lossmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gav Smith in the 25th minute of play. Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascoal Antas in the 26th minute of play. Augusto Saavedra hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascoal Antas in the 31st minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes in the game, Pascoal Antas dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. FC Fura Balizas's Harald Lossmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Hernandez in the 34th minute of play. The throw-in from Zeferino Corte-Real in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Spartak de Txurdi's Augusto Saavedra. 40 minutes into the match, Jorge Baldaia notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski. Mikolaj Grunwalski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of FC Fura Balizas booed when Spartak de Txurdi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horacio Hernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascoal Antas in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute FC Fura Balizas were awarded a corner. Alex Belém went to the cornerflag to take it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pascoal Antas was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Jorge Baldaia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Fura Balizas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spartak de Txurdi the free kick. Jorge Baldaia kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Filipe Meneses hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Pascoal Antas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikolaj Grunwalski was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 56th minute, Augusto Saavedra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascoal Antas in the 57th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, FC Fura Balizas's Pascoal Antas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. After 72 played minutes Gav Smith rounded FC Fura Balizas's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-2. Mikolaj Grunwalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gav Smith who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Harald Lossmann when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascoal Antas in the 83rd minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Pascoal Antas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascoal Antas in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Fura Balizas's Harald Lossmann got control of the ball when Gav Smith tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gav Smith could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Harald Lossmann made a huge save. Spartak de Txurdi's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.