U21 World League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cecilio Ubarna kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, BAC Belgrano de Cba's Zarando Cordoba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Uriel Belmiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. BAC Belgrano de Cba's Basilio Mederi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Guillerme in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Santa Maradona's Cristo Guillerme ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Basilio Mederi. Basilio Mederi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zarando Cordoba in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uriel Belmiro saved Santa Maradona from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Maradona's zone, Zarando Cordoba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uriel Belmiro came out of the goal and Zarando Cordoba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cecilio Ubarna came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Basilio Mederi could save by the left post. Erasmo Berasko hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Guillerme in the 29th minute of play forced BAC Belgrano de Cba's goalkeeper Basilio Mederi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BAC Belgrano de Cba's Zarando Cordoba got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Basilio Mederi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cecilio Ubarna in the 34th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ildefonso Isaio during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Eliseo Guter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, BAC Belgrano de Cba's Basilio Mederi got control of the ball when Cecilio Ubarna tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute Eliseo Guter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilio Mederi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When BAC Belgrano de Cba's Zarando Cordoba in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Maradona's goalie prevented a goal. After 43 played minutes Cristo Guillerme rounded BAC Belgrano de Cba's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. Santa Maradona's Donato Osasun got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zarando Cordoba was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Cecilio Ubarna got a free kick in the 51st minute. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Zarando Cordoba took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Uriel Belmiro to make any attempt to save it. BAC Belgrano de Cba's Basilio Mederi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Guillerme in the 56th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Cristo Guillerme notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of BAC Belgrano de Cba's Basilio Mederi. Basilio Mederi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santa Maradona's Uriel Belmiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zarando Cordoba in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, BAC Belgrano de Cba's Zarando Cordoba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uriel Belmiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, BAC Belgrano de Cba's Zarando Cordoba got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Cristo Guillerme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 65 minutes into the game, Zarando Cordoba lined in a short shot 3-3 behind a frustrated Uriel Belmiro. Basilio Mederi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Guter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uriel Belmiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Librado in the 71st minute of play. Uriel Belmiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Librado, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Basilio Mederi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Guter, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Uriel Belmiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Calvet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BAC Belgrano de Cba's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ildefonso Isaio in the 78th minute. After taking down the ball on BAC Belgrano de Cba's corner Ildefonso Isaio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Uriel Belmiro quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of BAC Belgrano de Cba booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Montel didn't get a good kick on the ball. BAC Belgrano de Cba made a substitution. Sérgio Peixoto replaced Adrianinho Lago. BAC Belgrano de Cba made a substitution. Rafael Salvino replaced Florencio Librado. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Uriel Belmiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Alberto Calvet made a precise shot to the right of Uriel Belmiro. Santa Maradona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-6. BAC Belgrano de Cba's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.