U21 League

LA FORTALEZA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dep. Moron's Noah Ortiz 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. Agustina Ortiz made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Armin Arlet sent off a good shot on target. Armin Arlet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Agustina Ortiz having to make a save. In the 11th minute Donald Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yerko Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Gaitán Berger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yerko Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donald Silva in the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th match minute, Dep. Moron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio McKnight to maneuver through the defense. Agustina Ortiz acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 15th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gaitán Berger. A hard shot 19 in the game by Armin Arlet from a close distance when the talented Agustina Ortiz managed to make a qualified save. Dep. Moron's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Armin Arlet got a free kick in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Donald Silva in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yerko Courtois prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Dep. Moron were awarded a corner. Dominic McGuire went to the cornerflag to take it. When Magdaleno Maira fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SICARIOS Fútbol Club's protests and gave Magdaleno Maira a yellow card for diving instead. After 33 played minutes SICARIOS Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Magdaleno Maira. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armin Arlet in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Agustina Ortiz saved Dep. Moron from getting behind. Dep. Moron's Agustina Ortiz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Dep. Moron from getting a goal against them. A collision led to SICARIOS Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Evaristo Vanohier hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karlos Ahumada to make the kick off. Karlos Ahumada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustina Ortiz having to interfere. Dep. Moron's Agustina Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karlos Ahumada in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karlos Ahumada in the 58th minute of play forced Dep. Moron's goalkeeper Agustina Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armin Arlet charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armin Arlet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes SICARIOS Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Armin Arlet. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Karlos Ahumada got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noah Ortiz in the 65th minute of play forced SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Yerko Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SICARIOS Fútbol Club were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Dep. Moron's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gaitán Berger took the corner. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Gaitán Berger was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Agustina Ortiz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Yerko Courtois made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Shannon Theilacker sent off a good shot on target. Armin Arlet got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 75 played minutes SICARIOS Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Armin Arlet. Donald Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Yerko Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yerko Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noah Ortiz in the 83rd minute of play. With a little luck, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Yerko Courtois got control of the ball when Donald Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line.