U18 League

Diego Maradona
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Gustau kicked off to start the match. Ruperto Kiliz charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruperto Kiliz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes TORQUE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ruperto Kiliz. 11 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Julian Eutropio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruben Iturri. Julian Eutropio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernán Diaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes, Severino Tirso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TORQUE F.C. and the Descamisados CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Severino Tirso hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes Hernán Diaz scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Julian Eutropio who was too lazy, 1-0. TORQUE F.C.'s Julian Eutropio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save TORQUE F.C. from getting a goal against them. After 19 played minutes Descamisados CF got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Virila. 22 minutes into the match, Descamisados CF's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Dubardo came free, but Denis Lawrence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Dubardo in the 22nd minute of play forced Descamisados CF's goalkeeper Denis Lawrence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, TORQUE F.C.'s Mario Frederik made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Lawrence was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Teodoro Dubardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Lawrence was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. TORQUE F.C.'s Julian Eutropio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Gustau in the 38th minute of play. After 45 played minutes TORQUE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Dubardo. 46 minutes into the match, Ruben Iturri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julian Eutropio. TORQUE F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ruben Iturri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 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.

Julian Eutropio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Francho, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, TORQUE F.C.'s Gabriel Isaio got a free kick in the 56th minute. Denis Lawrence took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Dubardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julian Eutropio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Gustau, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The supporters of Descamisados CF booed when TORQUE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Astor Avellaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Descamisados CF booed when TORQUE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Astor Avellaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Bernard took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julian Eutropio. Julian Eutropio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Julian Eutropio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Francho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Teodoro Dubardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TORQUE F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Julian Eutropio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Iturri, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Mario Frederik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Francho in the 96th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Julian Eutropio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.