U18 League

El Gigante
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evelio Tallia made the kick off which started today's match. Generoso Maore hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The supporters of C. A. Flancito booed when Club Atletico Rio Tercero was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardino Hanni didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 6 played minutes, C. A. Flancito's Gogo Tristan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teofilo Timo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in C. A. Flancito reached it. Gogo Tristan hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atletico Rio Tercero's zone, Gaston Sedeni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teofilo Timo came out of the goal and Gaston Sedeni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the match, C. A. Flancito's goalkeeper Anier Clementi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Mancio. Bernardino Hanni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anier Clementi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After 25 minutes, Evelio Tallia made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Club Atletico Rio Tercero's Teofilo Timo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Club Atletico Rio Tercero getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Bernardino Hanni hit a great ball. Anier Clementi was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Moises Mancio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Moises Mancio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. 42 minutes into the game, C. A. Flancito's Gaston Sedeni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teofilo Timo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moises Mancio made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Evelio Tallia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teofilo Timo was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Rolando Firmin kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Gaston Sedeni fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 58th minute, Evelio Tallia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Siro Mannuel hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the game, Moises Mancio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Anier Clementi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anier Clementi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Mancio, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The audience was convinced that Gaston Sedeni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teofilo Timo was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, Rolando Firmin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anier Clementi. C. A. Flancito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rolando Firmin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. In the 88th minute, Siro Mannuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evelio Tallia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Teofilo Timo came out and tried to block the shot, but Evelio Tallia slotted it home off the left post making it 3-5 in the 90th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. C. A. Flancito had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.