U18 World League

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Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) In the 5th minute, CAI NEUQUEN's Honorato Eutropio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Honorato Eutropio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CAI NEUQUEN protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Honorato Eutropio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damian Barea in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eustaquio Oxarra saved Regresado from getting behind. Eustaquio Oxarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Barea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Celestino Fresco notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of CAI NEUQUEN's Rodrigo Lalla. Rodrigo Lalla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eustaquio Oxarra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Barea's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. When CAI NEUQUEN's Damian Barea in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Regresado's goalie prevented a goal. Rodrigo Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Fresco in the 29th minute of play. In the 35th minute Damian Barea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Oxarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Regresado's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Barea came free, but Eustaquio Oxarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Fresco in the 41st minute of play. Damian Barea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Eustaquio Oxarra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

After 63 minutes, Damian Barea made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Regresado's Eustaquio Oxarra tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute, Zacarias Escobar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Regresado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Eustaquio Oxarra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damian Barea in the 78th minute. The supporters of CAI NEUQUEN booed when Regresado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Cebrian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodrigo Lalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacarias Escobar in the 85th minute of the match. Eustaquio Oxarra stood somewhat misplaced when Damian Barea came free in front of goal and shot 3-4 to the left of him in the 87 minute. After 90 minutes, Bonifacio Edur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CAI NEUQUEN and the Regresado players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th match minute, CAI NEUQUEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bonifacio Edur to maneuver through the defense. Celestino Fresco's late challenge caught a CAI NEUQUEN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Fresco helped the player get up and apologised. Celestino Fresco hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute of the match Bernardo Cristofor sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eustaquio Oxarra skillfully saved the ball. When the final whistle sounded CAI NEUQUEN left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Regresado.