Prized/Friendly Cup

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Juan Bittor made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the game, Venancio Dantae was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Howling Dawn U18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Dantae to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Ferrando in the 9th minute of play forced Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Leon Roldan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leon Roldan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ovidio Lizbeth in the 18th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's zone, Arturo Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salvador Incendio came out of the goal and Arturo Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salvador Incendio came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Howling Dawn U18's Arturo Cordeiro. But to his dismay, Arturo Cordeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Everardo Garoa hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Howling Dawn U18's Baltasar Walme got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 44th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Lizbeth to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Arturo Cordeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Howling Dawn U18 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

After 57 minutes, Juan Bittor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Howling Dawn U18 and the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Juan Bittor hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Salvador Incendio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arturo Cordeiro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 59 minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Delmiro Arlo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Everardo Garoa fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Howling Dawn U18's protests and gave Everardo Garoa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Everardo Garoa to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmacio Natal to maneuver through the defense. Salvador Incendio was a little too slow when Juan Bittor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 1-5. After having played for 87 minutes, Ovidio Lizbeth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ovidio Lizbeth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leon Roldan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidio Lizbeth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Carlos-Mario Monclús got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Salvador Incendio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Bittor in the 93rd minute of play. Leon Roldan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidio Lizbeth in the 95th minute of the match. The Howling Dawn U18 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.