U18 World League

Carlos S. Bilardo
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) 3 minutes into the match, All Boys's goalkeeper Nereo Pedroso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Herrera. 6 minutes into the game, All Boys's Melquiades Benino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Clemente Nahia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Napier in the 11th minute of play forced All Boys's goalkeeper Nereo Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 played minutes All Boys got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Illan. 15 minutes into the game, Carmelo Bonifaco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave All Boys the free kick. After 15 played minutes 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín got a freekick which was hit by Carmelo Bonifaco. Clemente Nahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melquiades Benino in the 23rd minute of the match. Clemente Nahia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Benino in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's José Luis Brown seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed José Luis Brown the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and José Luis Brown had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of All Boys:s goal. Francisco Iztal's late challenge caught a 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Iztal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Maximiliano Napier got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, All Boys's goalkeeper Nereo Pedroso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro-Gabriel Martínez. In the 38th minute, Melquiades Benino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Maximiliano Napier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nereo Pedroso having to interfere. Rene Ibar hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melquiades Benino in the 46th minute of play forced 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goalkeeper Clemente Nahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lautaro-Gabriel Martínez to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goal looked a bit too open when Melquiades Benino came free, but Clemente Nahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Herrera might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nereo Pedroso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel Herrera ran back to his position shaking his head. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Clemente Nahia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín from getting a goal against them. Melquiades Benino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Clemente Nahia made a huge save. If Abel Herrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All Boys's Luis Veto was substituted for German Balasi. After 62 played minutes All Boys got a freekick which was hit by Aquiles Orlin. After a rather tough play, All Boys's Aquiles Orlin got a free kick in the 64th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Luis Veto recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Clemente Nahia. Luis Veto showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Nereo Patrido hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Abel Herrera took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nereo Pedroso. All Boys's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Clemente Nahia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Patrido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of All Boys booed when 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carmelo Bonifaco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of All Boys booed when 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Herrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clemente Nahia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Patrido in the 88th minute of play. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Clemente Nahia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín from getting a goal against them. Abel Herrera took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nereo Pedroso. All Boys's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Luis Veto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.