U18 World League

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 8486 (Terracing: 6366, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) Leandro Cordarin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Cordarin in the 10th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Gaudencio Richie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Sosa hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. A collision led to Deportivo Balvanera getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Eusebio Lehoi hit a great ball. Gregorio Cortez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abel Neron was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edgardo Nardo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. After 25 minutes, Apolo Dalmau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZORZAL01 and the Deportivo Balvanera players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Deportivo Balvanera booed when ZORZAL01 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apolo Dalmau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gaudencio Richie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Cordarin's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. ZORZAL01 were furious when Timoteo Dolcet was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, ZORZAL01's Timoteo Dolcet got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Placido Cordarell came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Deportivo Balvanera 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 Placido Cordarell couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Lehoi in the 38th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Gaudencio Richie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Eusebio Lehoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgardo Nardo to strike the kick off in the second half. Gaudencio Richie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusebio Lehoi in the 61st minute. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Bonifacio Petrigai replaced Octavio Pes. Deportivo Balvanera's Rene Restu was substituted for Ramiro Quin. In the 65th minute, Julian Iratzeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Placido Cordarell from long distance, 66 minutes into the match, got Gaudencio Richie's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Lázaro Darien hit a great ball. Edgardo Nardo took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abel Neron. Abel Neron dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 74th match minute, Deportivo Balvanera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Sosa to maneuver through the defense. ZORZAL01's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Rene Restu 76 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Cortez in the 83rd minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the game, Florencio Paz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Balvanera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZORZAL01 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Florencio Paz got a free kick in the 86th minute. Deportivo Balvanera's Leandro Cordarin got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute Gregorio Cortez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Neron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Bonifacio Petrigai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Balvanera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZORZAL01 the free kick. In the 92nd minute, Bonifacio Petrigai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abel Neron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregorio Cortez in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Gaudencio Richie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Cordarin. ZORZAL01's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.