U18 League

Hugo Omar Curto
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Goi kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute, Martin Goi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Martin Goi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Claudio Librado made a huge save. Samuel Montrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Hartz, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Samuel Montrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Espiridion in the 19th minute of play. Samuel Montrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Espiridion in the 21st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Guaberto Henric took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Claudio Librado to make any attempt to save it. Samuel Montrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelito Demaria, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Samuel Montrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epifanio Hartz in the 31st minute of the match. Claudio Librado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guaberto Henric in the 42nd minute of play. The supporters of Guns And Roses booed when CACYFA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Espiridion was the one to do the kick off. Claudio Librado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martin Goi went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Joel Espiridion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Samuel Montrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Epifanio Hartz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Montrell. CACYFA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Epifanio Hartz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Siro Menendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Guns And Roses defense, Martin Goi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudio Librado. The Guns And Roses fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudio Librado should have stopped the shot. Albano Lando hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Joel Espiridion took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Samuel Montrell to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in CACYFA's zone, Joel Espiridion stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Montrell came out of the goal and Joel Espiridion tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th match minute, CACYFA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Lopes to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Espiridion got free with Samuel Montrell in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Espiridion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 84 minutes, Fabricio Hug mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CACYFA and the Guns And Roses players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th minute, Fabricio Hug hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Enrique Demesio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 93 minutes of play, Guns And Roses's Joel Espiridion made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel Montrell was left in no man's land by his defense there! Despite being the better team, CACYFA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.