U18 World League

☆El Refugio☆
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Comunardo Castellini during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Comunardo Castellini kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Perutxo in the 3rd minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Donato Porro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruperto Perutxo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Donato Porro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santos Perrando hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Fabrizio Di Silvio 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. Alfonso Anastasi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruperto Perutxo struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Donato Porro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰. After 16 minutes, Santos Perrando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ and the AC Roma players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute of the match Fabrizio Di Silvio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rodas Canillas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francesco Di Rocco in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodas Canillas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Angelo Marcelli got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Roma's goalkeeper Donato Porro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hernan Rusov's late challenge caught a AC Roma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hernan Rusov helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Hernan Rusov got a free kick in the 27th minute. AC Roma's Francesco Di Rocco suffered a concussion in the 29th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. With a little luck, AC Roma's Donato Porro got control of the ball when Reynaldo Gilen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of AC Roma booed when ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruperto Perutxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reynaldo Gilen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ruperto Perutxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Gilen in the 55th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Donato Porro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Marcelli during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Angelo Marcelli hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Reynaldo Gilen made a precise shot to the right of Donato Porro. AC Roma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Perutxo in the 77th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Donato Porro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Porro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Perutxo in the 80th minute of the match. After 82 played minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Gilen. When Victorino Gombal was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 90 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Victorino Gombal got a free kick in the 91st minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the AC Roma players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.