Challenge

Est Hernando Siles
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Diego Milito started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Julio Chicote fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bolivia's protests and gave Julio Chicote a yellow card for diving instead. Julio Chicote kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Camilo Freixa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Milito, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 7 minutes Bolivia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lino Igon who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Milito in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Camilo Freixa saved Bolivia from getting behind. 15 minutes into the match, Deportivo Diamante U18's Diego Milito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Camilo Freixa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amador Rafel kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Conrado Maiorga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Camilo Freixa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute of the game Joshua Miralles made a throw-in which Mario Fernandino played forward. The audience was convinced that Diego Milito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Freixa was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Deportivo Diamante U18's Conrado Maiorga got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Bolivia's Benito Madrid seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Benito Madrid the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bolivia protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Benito Madrid had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 42nd minute, one of Bolivia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bolivia. After the first half Deportivo Diamante U18 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfredo Ferrant was the one to do the kick off. Camilo Freixa came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Diamante U18's Diego Milito. But to his dismay, Diego Milito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 59 minutes into the game, Diego Milito recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Camilo Freixa. Diego Milito showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Diego Milito took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Camilo Freixa. Camilo Freixa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Thanks to some nice moves Diego Milito could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Camilo Freixa however easily saved by the left post. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Conrado Maiorga took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Camilo Freixa to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 83 minutes, Amador Rafel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Diamante U18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amador Rafel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th minute, Conrado Maiorga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Camilo Freixa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. In the 88th minute, Victor Valiente fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Camilo Freixa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Milito went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. Deportivo Diamante U18 played a much better game than Bolivia and deserved their victory. The Bolivia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.