U18 World League

Cementerio del Lobo
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marco Pudes made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Damaso Bilbo managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's supporters rose to their feet, but Damaso Bilbo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feliberto Jerardo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to El retorno del Pincha getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Uriel Teyo hit a great ball. Saturnino Michael charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saturnino Michael the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th match minute, El retorno del Pincha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saturnino Michael to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Aquilino Napier got a free kick in the 11th minute. Teofilo Tiso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Pudes took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Garin. Flavio Garin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Saturnino Michael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Flavio Garin made a huge save. Flavio Garin made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Saturnino Michael sent off a good shot on target. Feliberto Jerardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damaso Bilbo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saturnino Michael scored 2-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavio Garin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Feliberto Jerardo came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Damaso Bilbo. But to his dismay, Damaso Bilbo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 43 played minutes El retorno del Pincha got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Castulo. In the 47th minute, Valentin Platon 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

El retorno del Pincha's Feliberto Jerardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save El retorno del Pincha from getting a goal against them. When Erasmo Gabino fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El retorno del Pincha's protests and gave Erasmo Gabino a yellow card for diving instead. After 52 played minutes El retorno del Pincha got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Gabino. After 55 minutes of play, El retorno del Pincha's Marco Pudes made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Garin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of El retorno del Pincha booed when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulises Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erasmo Gabino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Segundo Delfino was extremely unlucky when he, in the 67th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 70 minutes of play, El retorno del Pincha's Marco Pudes made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Garin was left in no man's land by his defense there! C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Flavio Garin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Platon in the 73rd minute of play. Cirilo Pietro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Feliberto Jerardo made a huge save. 78 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goal looked a bit too open when Segundo Delfino came free, but Feliberto Jerardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saturnino Michael blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Garin having to make a save. During the 93rd minute of the match Saturnino Michael completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Saturnino Michael a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 93 played minutes El retorno del Pincha got a freekick which was hit by Saturnino Michael. El retorno del Pincha were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ for a fine match.