U18 World League

Abuelo Juan
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) A collision led to FC DAC 1904 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Albert Záruba hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Club Sports Pergamino's Isaac Dolfos tried to score from far away in the 6th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lorenzo Marin got free with Dušan Janičkovič in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Club Sports Pergamino were furious when Eliseo Urki was red carded, 10 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Eliseo Urki kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, FC DAC 1904's Marián Fábry broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC DAC 1904's zone, Isaac Dolfos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dušan Janičkovič came out of the goal and Isaac Dolfos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gabriel Malenovský received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Paulo Napier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Saul Savier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dušan Janičkovič was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Paulo Napier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Malenovský in the 33rd minute of the match. Gabriel Malenovský fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Napier having to interfere. Paulo Napier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Stohl, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 48th minute, Gabriel Malenovský left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC DAC 1904 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Stohl to make the kick off. Martin Stohl who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Paulo Napier when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 59 minutes into the match, Saul Savier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dušan Janičkovič. FC DAC 1904's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saul Savier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Martin Stohl managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC DAC 1904's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Stohl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Napier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC DAC 1904's Marián Fábry got a free kick in the 67th minute. 73 minutes into the match, FC DAC 1904's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Savier came free, but Dušan Janičkovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC DAC 1904's goalkeeper Dušan Janičkovič, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dušan Janičkovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Savier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dušan Janičkovič came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Sports Pergamino's Saul Savier. But to his dismay, Saul Savier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Saul Savier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Sports Pergamino's supporters rose to their feet, but Saul Savier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dušan Janičkovič breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paulo Napier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Malenovský in the 99th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Sports Pergamino had won after a very even match.