U18 World League

El Viejo Veronica
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) In the 6th minute, Mariano Rio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Nueva Lepra FC's Ignacio Valente sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tadeo Asur narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Calvet in the 9th minute of play forced Nueva Lepra FC's goalkeeper Silvio Grabiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Olivos Futbol Club getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Siro Cristos hit a great ball. Sebastian Petrigai 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. Silvio Grabiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artemio Teyo in the 21st minute of play. Silvio Grabiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Calvet, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Nueva Lepra FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Olivos Futbol Club:s goal. The supporters of Olivos Futbol Club booed when Nueva Lepra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pablo Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 played minutes, Olivos Futbol Club's Roque Petrigai shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Silvio Grabiel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Olivos Futbol Club reached it. Silvio Grabiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Calvet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Nueva Lepra FC defense, Artemio Teyo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silvio Grabiel. The Nueva Lepra FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silvio Grabiel should have stopped the shot. After the first half Olivos Futbol Club were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ignacio Valente to strike the kick off in the second half. Joel Calvet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Silvio Grabiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nestor Peruanton kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Silvio Grabiel acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 62nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Roque Petrigai. After a defensive mix-up in Nueva Lepra FC's zone, Tadeo Raymond stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvio Grabiel came out of the goal and Tadeo Raymond tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Tadeo Raymond got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Gustavo Heli's late challenge caught a Olivos Futbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Heli helped the player get up and apologised. Gustavo Heli kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Jorge Lauro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Silvio Grabiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvio Grabiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Calvet, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Artemio Teyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Siro Cristos's late challenge caught a Nueva Lepra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Siro Cristos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, Siro Cristos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 97 minutes, Pedro Jeraldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nueva Lepra FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Jeraldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Nueva Lepra FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Olivos Futbol Club were clearly better and deserved to take the win.