U18 World League

Beltrán Montenegro
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) San Martin de Tucuman's Esteban Bitxintxo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's goal looked a bit too open when Astor Kepa came free, but Robustiano Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Astor Kepa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute, Leopoldo Javiero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the game, Benicio Lorien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Martin de Tucuman's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez the free kick. San Martin de Tucuman's Fabricio Steven proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save San Martin de Tucuman from getting a goal against them. The supporters of San Martin de Tucuman booed when lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Hunfredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Benicio Lorien 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. When San Martin de Tucuman's Astor Kepa in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's goalie prevented a goal. Fernan Llope hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After 33 minutes, Celedonio Peruxu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Martin de Tucuman and the lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez booed when San Martin de Tucuman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Peruxu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Esteban Bitxintxo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robustiano Ayala was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ovidio Aguirre charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidio Aguirre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Aguirre. San Martin de Tucuman's Esteban Bitxintxo got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. San Martin de Tucuman's Guido Gombal was substituted for Leo Ramone.

The wind increased when Ovidio Aguirre made the kick off in the second half. Astor Kepa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robustiano Ayala having to interfere. Robustiano Ayala was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Esteban Bitxintxo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Esteban Bitxintxo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Esteban Bitxintxo in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Robustiano Ayala, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Leopoldo Javiero hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Leopoldo Javiero got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Herminio Iyan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Robustiano Ayala didn't even have to move. 71 minutes into the game, Christian Leoiar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Martin de Tucuman the free kick. Christian Leoiar hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. San Martin de Tucuman's Astor Kepa got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Victorino Servando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eugenio Argoitz hit a great ball. San Martin de Tucuman's Celedonio Peruxu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 84th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Robustiano Ayala but with some difficulty. After a defensive mix-up in lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's zone, Astor Kepa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robustiano Ayala came out of the goal and Astor Kepa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 89 minutes, Maximiliano Berenguer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez and the San Martin de Tucuman players grew even worse after the yellow card. Maximiliano Berenguer hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After having played for 97 minutes, Astor Kepa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Martin de Tucuman's supporters crossed their fingers, but Astor Kepa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. San Martin de Tucuman's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.