U18 League

Arrecifes
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Modesto Mikolas got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Arrecifes's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Milian came free, but Marcos Fraco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Fonda in the 7th minute of play forced C. S. Peron y Belgrano's goalkeeper Pablo Petrigai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Delmiro Inge fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C. S. Peron y Belgrano's protests and gave Delmiro Inge a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, C. S. Peron y Belgrano's Delmiro Inge got a free kick in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Isidoro Idacio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C. S. Peron y Belgrano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arrecifes the free kick. A collision led to C. S. Peron y Belgrano getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Isidoro Idacio hit a great ball. Pablo Petrigai made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Modesto Mikolas sent off a good shot on target. After 14 played minutes Arrecifes got a freekick which was hit by Marciano Hartz. After a defensive mix-up in Arrecifes's zone, Sixto Tabby stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Fraco came out of the goal and Sixto Tabby tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Milian in the 17th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Marcos Fraco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, C. S. Peron y Belgrano's goalkeeper Pablo Petrigai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Modesto Mikolas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Milian in the 23rd minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Marcos Fraco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, C. S. Peron y Belgrano's Fidel Urtsua got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Mikolas in the 30th minute of play forced C. S. Peron y Belgrano's goalkeeper Pablo Petrigai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Arrecifes's Modesto Mikolas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pablo Petrigai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. C. S. Peron y Belgrano were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Arrecifes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Horacio Milian took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Jonathan Carlomagno managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Alejandro Fonda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Pablo Petrigai made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Horacio Milian made the kick off in the second half. Marcos Fraco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Tabby in the 53rd minute of the match. After 53 minutes, Fidel Urtsua mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C. S. Peron y Belgrano and the Arrecifes players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fidel Urtsua hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the C. S. Peron y Belgrano defense, Modesto Mikolas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pablo Petrigai. The C. S. Peron y Belgrano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pablo Petrigai should have stopped the shot. Arrecifes's Marcos Fraco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Milian in the 63rd minute of play. The supporters of C. S. Peron y Belgrano booed when Arrecifes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adan Piorno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arrecifes's Lisandro Geofredo was substituted for Fermin Llope. Adan Piorno hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Dalmacio Honrio hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Horacio Milian sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Arrecifes's Marcos Fraco didn't even have to move. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Froilan Cutberto in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pablo Petrigai saved C. S. Peron y Belgrano from getting behind. Fidel Urtsua made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Arrecifes's Dalmacio Honrio. Pablo Petrigai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Cutberto in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Arrecifes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marciano Hartz to maneuver through the defense. During the 85th minute of the match Isidoro Idacio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Isidoro Idacio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Isidoro Idacio kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Pablo Petrigai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Cutberto in the 87th minute of play. If Agustin Caton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Froilan Cutberto charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Froilan Cutberto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arrecifes's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.