U23 League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Casimiro Lore took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to HFA FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Dario Ciceron hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the game, Casimiro Lore cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gordon Banks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 7th minute Ubaldo Guifre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nahuel Losada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alejo Elizardo hit a great ball. Nahuel Losada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Guifre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of HFA FC booed when Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejo Elizardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 21 minutes, Cayetano Esdras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HFA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cayetano Esdras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Casimiro Lore slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gordon Banks. That made the score 2-0 after 24 minutes of play. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Antonio Shantala hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Casimiro Lore left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgrano LOS PIRATAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Antonio Shantala hit a great ball. Luís Fabiano Artime's late challenge caught a HFA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Fabiano Artime helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Luís Fabiano Artime hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the game, HFA FC's Ubaldo Guifre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nahuel Losada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ubaldo Guifre was the one to do the kick off. Hermengildo Gorka hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Casimiro Lore got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ubaldo Guifre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Nahuel Losada made a huge save. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Antonio Shantala hit a great ball. Hermengildo Gorka hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Casimiro Lore notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of HFA FC's Gordon Banks. Gordon Banks was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Casimiro Lore struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Gordon Banks didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgrano LOS PIRATAS. In the 86th minute, Antonio Shantala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Hulberto came free, but Nahuel Losada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonio Shantala kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 97th minute of the match Hermengildo Gorka shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nahuel Losada showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS could leave the field as winners, despite HFA FC having more of the ball for most of the match.