U18 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raul Arce started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Deportivo ScrugenFC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Marcial Mazule hit a great ball. Tiago Freixes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florencio Gaitano in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Deportivo ScrugenFC's Marcial Mazule nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Prudencio Bilbo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ booed when Deportivo ScrugenFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bakar Heneses didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jairo Erramun's shot from long distance in the 14th minute was not bad at all, but Deportivo ScrugenFC's Tiago Freixes knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. After 19 played minutes Deportivo ScrugenFC got a freekick which was hit by Bakar Heneses. In the 22nd minute, Florencio Gaitano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tiago Freixes. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 25th minute, Marcial Mazule ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Prudencio Bilbo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Deportivo ScrugenFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡:s goal. The goalkeeper, Tiago Freixes, was totally fooled by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Vicente Izel, who 30 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 36 minutes into the match, Jairo Erramun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiago Freixes. Deportivo ScrugenFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jairo Erramun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Marcial Mazule's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Prudencio Bilbo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. After 42 minutes of play, Deportivo ScrugenFC's Marcial Mazule made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prudencio Bilbo was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Florencio Gaitano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Deportivo ScrugenFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! In the 49th minute there was a penalty for ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡. Vicente Izel stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tiago Freixes. 4-3. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-3 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcial Mazule stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lázaro Erramun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tiago Freixes having to make a save. Tiago Freixes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Erramun in the 58th minute of play. Eleazar Erauzquin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Prudencio Bilbo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Erramun in the 63rd minute of play forced Deportivo ScrugenFC's goalkeeper Tiago Freixes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Mazule's late challenge caught a ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcial Mazule helped the player get up and apologised. After 67 played minutes Deportivo ScrugenFC got a freekick which was hit by Marcial Mazule. After 71st play minutes Lázaro Erramun shot 5-3, a short shot which went by Tiago Freixes and just under the crossbar into goal. Martin Gaufred hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute of the match Emilio Toraya shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Prudencio Bilbo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Humberto Lopes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo ScrugenFC the free kick. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Humberto Lopes hit a great ball. Lázaro Erramun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Tiago Freixes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Mazule came free, but Prudencio Bilbo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Deportivo ScrugenFC's goal looked a bit too open when Vinicio Frances came free, but Tiago Freixes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Florencio Pedrosa fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo ScrugenFC's protests and gave Florencio Pedrosa a yellow card for diving instead. After 85 played minutes Deportivo ScrugenFC got a freekick which was hit by Florencio Pedrosa. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Marcial Mazule managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo ScrugenFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcial Mazule was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prudencio Bilbo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 93 played minutes Deportivo ScrugenFC got a freekick which was hit by Lain Divaichin. After a rather tough play, Deportivo ScrugenFC's Eleazar Erauzquin got a free kick in the 100th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Deportivo ScrugenFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.