U21 World League

Telar de la Victoria
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Haroldo Etxatxu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 21 played minutes Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖ got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Jakue. Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s Bengi Price played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Etxatxu in the 22nd minute of play. Jeronimo Raitin made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s Apolo Jakue. Apolo Jakue kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Bengi Price took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Etxatxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andi Johnson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonel Abilio having to make a save. 37 minutes into the match, Arthur Morgan´s Club's goal looked a bit too open when Andi Johnson came free, but Leonel Abilio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arthur Morgan´s Club were furious when Ariel Etxeberri was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 38th match minute, Arthur Morgan´s Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ariel Etxeberri to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Andi Johnson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonel Abilio was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeronimo Raitin during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Jeronimo Raitin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andi Johnson was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Arthur Morgan´s Club's zone, Andi Johnson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonel Abilio came out of the goal and Andi Johnson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Andi Johnson sped through Arthur Morgan´s Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leonel Abilio. After 60 played minutes Arthur Morgan´s Club got a freekick which was hit by Jeronimo Raitin. In the 63rd minute, Valentin Gil 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. Bengi Price took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candido Salvidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonel Abilio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andi Johnson went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Apolo Jakue might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonel Abilio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Apolo Jakue ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andi Johnson in the 80th minute of play forced Arthur Morgan´s Club's goalkeeper Leonel Abilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Candido Salvidor fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arthur Morgan´s Club's protests and gave Candido Salvidor a yellow card for diving instead. If Candido Salvidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciriaco Froylan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengi Price having to interfere. Tom Misaki's late challenge caught a Arthur Morgan´s Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tom Misaki helped the player get up and apologised. After 96 played minutes Arthur Morgan´s Club got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo Etxatxu. In the 97th minute, Masao Koriotto 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. Arthur Morgan´s Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.