U18 World League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Francisco Geleberto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rodrigo Rey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Nahia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tomas Jaizki came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Club Almirante Brown 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 Tomas Jaizki couldn't finish the play. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Rodrigo Rey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Nahia in the 10th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Baldomiro Bento 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. Rodrigo Rey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Nahia, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 44th minute, Angelino Rios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eliseo Nahia to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Club Almirante Brown's Felipe Mancio got a free kick in the 50th minute. After 51 played minutes, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Marcelino Jurdan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Americo Duardo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ★Independiente Ψ★ reached it. After 52 played minutes Club Almirante Brown got a freekick which was hit by Remigio Arixo. In the 53rd minute of the match Marcelino Jurdan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Americo Duardo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Eliseo Nahia scored 0-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Rey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Club Almirante Brown made a substitution. Candido Ermano replaced Felipe Mancio. Club Almirante Brown made a substitution. Damian Goito replaced Genaro Leizarraga. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Candido Ermano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Almirante Brown's supporters rose to their feet, but Candido Ermano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Rey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Francisco Geleberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Americo Duardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Geleberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amador Bertran's late challenge caught a Club Almirante Brown's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amador Bertran helped the player get up and apologised. After 68 played minutes ★Independiente Ψ★ got a freekick which was hit by Amador Bertran. After a rather tough play, Club Almirante Brown's Candido Ermano got a free kick in the 71st minute. Americo Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Gorbea in the 74th minute of the match. Eustacio Gustau hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute of the match Marcelino Jurdan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Americo Duardo skillfully saved the ball. Americo Duardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Gorbea, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Eliseo Nahia made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Rey. ★Independiente Ψ★'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2.