U21 League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerardo Oalo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gerardo Oalo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Angelo Sugoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Paublo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. El Retorno de Palermo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Ildefonso Belarmo scored to the left of an out of position Anibal Egoitz, making the score, 1-0. Angelo Sugoi came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by El Retorno de Palermo's David Paublo. But to his dismay, David Paublo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After some careless play in the Talleres de Escalada defense, Gerardo Oalo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Sugoi. The Talleres de Escalada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Sugoi should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute, David Paublo made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Sugoi. Talleres de Escalada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 26 minutes into the game, El Retorno de Palermo's Gerardo Oalo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angelo Sugoi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. David Paublo's late challenge caught a Talleres de Escalada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Paublo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to El Retorno de Palermo getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. David Paublo hit a great ball. Angelo Sugoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Paublo in the 44th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo Fresco to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Talleres de Escalada defense, Astor Huly kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Sugoi. The Talleres de Escalada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Sugoi should have stopped the shot. Gerardo Oalo took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angelo Sugoi. Angelo Sugoi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. 64 minutes into the game, Gerardo Oalo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Angelo Sugoi. Gerardo Oalo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-7. Angelo Sugoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Oalo in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, Talleres de Escalada's Ildefonso Belarmo got a free kick in the 70th minute. Anibal Egoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Fresco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Talleres de Escalada's Angelo Sugoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Talleres de Escalada from getting a goal against them. Eusebio Tibalt's late challenge caught a El Retorno de Palermo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eusebio Tibalt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, Talleres de Escalada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Tibalt to maneuver through the defense. Talleres de Escalada's Angelo Sugoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Talleres de Escalada from getting a goal against them. Angelo Sugoi made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Julian Afonso sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Paublo in the 80th minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Angelo Sugoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, El Retorno de Palermo's Danilo Milian ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Angelo Sugoi. Angelo Sugoi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-8. Talleres de Escalada's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when David Paublo scored to the left of an out of position Angelo Sugoi, making the score, 1-9. El Retorno de Palermo played a much better game than Talleres de Escalada and deserved their victory. The Talleres de Escalada players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.