U18 League

Polaco Goyeneche
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) A collision led to chacarita juniors getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gregorio Bemabe hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, chacarita juniors's Edgard Cordarin got a free kick in the 9th minute. Erubiel Matthew fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Epifanio Benet having to interfere. When Andres Millan came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the chacarita juniors fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andres Millan couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in chacarita juniors fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! Delmar Duarte was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 22 minutes into the match, Furia Calamar's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Cordarin came free, but Igor Abajas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Epifanio Benet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Delmar Duarte's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. A collision led to chacarita juniors getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alberto Romelio hit a great ball. When Furia Calamar's Delmar Duarte in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye chacarita juniors's goalie prevented a goal. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by chacarita juniors's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erubiel Matthew was slow to take the kick. During this time Furia Calamar's players had a chance to rest. Nacho Vázquez hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Edgard Cordarin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Igor Abajas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igor Abajas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Millan, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateo Manny during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to chacarita juniors getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Mateo Manny hit a great ball. Andres Millan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Igor Abajas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Epifanio Benet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmar Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andres Millan was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in chacarita juniors's zone, Ronaldo Martínez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Benet came out of the goal and Ronaldo Martínez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Igor Abajas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Cordarin went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 60th match minute, Furia Calamar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nacho Vázquez to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Furia Calamar's goalkeeper Igor Abajas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Modestio. A collision led to Furia Calamar getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Aquiles Domeka hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Erubiel Matthew made a precise shot to the right of Epifanio Benet. chacarita juniors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Epifanio Benet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Matthew in the 74th minute of play. Igor Abajas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Cordarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 79th minute Hipolito Tonete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Benet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Edgard Cordarin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Igor Abajas, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Delmar Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Epifanio Benet was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.