U23 League

SANTA STADIUM
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Isidoro Mangas made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Tsubasa Ozora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Baños saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cordaro Ramis's late challenge caught a FEOS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cordaro Ramis helped the player get up and apologised. Cordaro Ramis kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Carlos Zubizarreta might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Benítez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Zubizarreta ran back to his position shaking his head. Aita Lara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Benítez came out and tried to block the shot, but Aita Lara slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Aita Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Mangas in the 17th minute of play forced FEOS FC's goalkeeper Arturo Baños to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VILLARREAL UNITED were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after FEOS FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tsubasa Ozora took the corner. Tsubasa Ozora made a great header on VILLARREAL UNITED's corner, it was just that FEOS FC's Arturo Baños managed to reach the ball for a save. Arturo Baños took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tsubasa Ozora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo Baños made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsubasa Ozora in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute of the match, Carlos Zubizarreta got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Benítez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 25 played minutes FEOS FC got a freekick which was hit by Haritz Lillo. Marcelino Torrent struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Pedro Benítez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FEOS FC. Pedro Benítez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haritz Lillo in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Cordaro Ramis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arturo Baños. FEOS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cordaro Ramis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Carlos Zubizarreta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Pedro Benítez made a huge save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Zubizarreta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tsubasa Ozora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, FEOS FC's Arturo Baños got control of the ball when Tsubasa Ozora tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Zubizarreta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Benítez having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Aita Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Benítez was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. With a little luck, FEOS FC's Arturo Baños got control of the ball when Isidoro Mangas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Benítez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aita Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haritz Lillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in VILLARREAL UNITED's zone, Haritz Lillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Benítez came out of the goal and Haritz Lillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. VILLARREAL UNITED's Pedro Benítez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haritz Lillo in the 74th minute of play. After 75 played minutes VILLARREAL UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Farhat Suryatna. Marcelino Torrent missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 76 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Pedro Benítez right hand side. Benjamin Gimeno's late challenge caught a FEOS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Gimeno helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to VILLARREAL UNITED getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Benjamin Gimeno hit a great ball. Pedro Benítez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Zubizarreta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aita Lara in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Benítez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the FEOS FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.