U18 World League

El Gigante Del Norte
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Gimnasia y tiro's Segundo Marin 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. Rui Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvio Dei having to interfere. Gimnasia y tiro's Silvio Dei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Cardozo in the 5th minute of play. Gimnasia y tiro were furious when Manuel Arano was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 4th minute, one of Gimnasia y tiro:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gimnasia y tiro. The referee gave The Beatles a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arthur Cardozo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gimnasia y tiro's Silvio Dei. 0-1. Perivaldo Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Senio got free with César da Mata in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 16 minutes into the match, César Quintal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvio Dei. Gimnasia y tiro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that César Quintal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. César Quintal 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. Segundo Marin hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If César Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ladislao Senio during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gimnasia y tiro getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ladislao Senio hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Gimnasia y tiro defense, Tomás Maia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silvio Dei. The Gimnasia y tiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silvio Dei should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Gimnasia y tiro getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Nicolas Blai hit a great ball. Silvio Dei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá da Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to Gimnasia y tiro getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ladislao Senio hit a great ball. Silvio Dei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Carolo Baladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César da Mata having to interfere. In the 45th minute Arthur Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Dei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Arthur Cardozo made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Silvio Dei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dadá da Silveira. Arthur Cardozo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvio Dei having to make a save. 56 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Silvio Dei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arthur Cardozo. Silvio Dei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Silvio Dei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arthur Cardozo went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 77th minute Rui Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Dei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Silvio Dei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arthur Cardozo. The supporters of The Beatles booed when Gimnasia y tiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Blai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvio Dei made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Arthur Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. Nicolas Blai charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas Blai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, Gimnasia y tiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Blai to maneuver through the defense. Gimnasia y tiro's Silvio Dei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Gimnasia y tiro from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Beatles walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.