U18 World League

Vinará Stadium Arena
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gustavo Aznar got the match started through his kick off. Rodolfo Eguzki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteve Tonio having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, Suipacha FC's Leonardo Arce made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esteve Tonio was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Leonardo Arce came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Suipacha FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leonardo Arce couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Leonardo Arce ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esteve Tonio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Faustino Guter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Suipacha FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Cornelio Milian hit a great ball. In the 20th match minute, Suipacha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Goito to maneuver through the defense. Faustino Guter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Brion having to interfere. Felix Goito's late challenge caught a Vinará FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Goito helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Suipacha FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Felix Goito hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Urtsin in the 25th minute of play forced Vinará FC's goalkeeper Esteve Tonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vinará FC's Esteve Tonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernan Urtsin in the 28th minute of play. With a little luck, Suipacha FC's Mario Brion got control of the ball when Eleuterio Frederico tried to sneak it across the goal line. Esteve Tonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernan Urtsin, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Leonardo Arce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Vinará FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Suipacha FC were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonardo Arce to make the kick off. Leonardo Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Esteve Tonio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esteve Tonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 61st play minutes Leonardo Arce shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Esteve Tonio and just under the crossbar into goal. If Eleuterio Frederico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santos Quinito in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Brion prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Esteve Tonio managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Suipacha FC's Hernan Urtsin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mario Brion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Aznar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hernan Urtsin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Vinará FC booed when Suipacha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Manni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteve Tonio made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Rodolfo Eguzki sent off a good shot on target. The Vinará FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Suipacha FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Suipacha FC.