U21 League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luis Santana made the kick off which started today's match. Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Pink Floyd from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Santana in the 5th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Damaso Rivas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damaso Rivas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Apolo Elequemedo in the 6th minute. In the 6th minute, Apolo Elequemedo fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Damaso Rivas. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Santa Maradona's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. Damaso Rivas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Santana in the 9th minute of the match. Santa Maradona's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roberto Boniel in the 10th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pink Floyd's zone, Apolo Elequemedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damaso Rivas came out of the goal and Apolo Elequemedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Boniel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Damaso Rivas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Santana in the 15th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pink Floyd's zone, Roberto Boniel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damaso Rivas came out of the goal and Roberto Boniel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damaso Rivas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute of the match, Roberto Boniel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Damaso Rivas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 23rd minute, Santa Maradona's Roberto Boniel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Julian Niguel scored 2-0 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damaso Rivas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th match minute, Pink Floyd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Tebaldo to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute of the match Clodoveo Blanco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Haritz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Apolo Elequemedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damaso Rivas. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Apolo Elequemedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Boniel in the 39th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Damaso Rivas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Boniel to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Damaso Rivas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roberto Boniel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Santana in the 44th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Damaso Rivas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Santa Maradona's Luis Santana dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvaro Innocenzio to make the kick off. Damaso Rivas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Abaurre in the 51st minute of play. Damaso Rivas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Santana in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Roberto Boniel made a precise shot to the right of Damaso Rivas. Pink Floyd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. 57 minutes into the match, Roberto Boniel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damaso Rivas. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roberto Boniel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Luis Santana took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damaso Rivas. Damaso Rivas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 65 minutes into the match, Roberto Boniel notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas. Damaso Rivas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70th minute, Luis Santana made a precise shot to the right of Damaso Rivas. Pink Floyd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Damaso Rivas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Elequemedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Damaso Rivas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Santana in the 74th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Pink Floyd's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Boniel came free, but Damaso Rivas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pink Floyd's Damaso Rivas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Abaurre in the 79th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Roberto Boniel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Maradona's supporters rose to their feet, but Roberto Boniel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damaso Rivas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damaso Rivas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Luis Santana came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Santa Maradona fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luis Santana couldn't finish the play.