U21 World League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cecilio Ubarna started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Arnoldo Lleir got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute of the match Baldomiro Oto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Uriel Belmiro skillfully saved the ball. When Tomás Silva fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Centenario Bohemio's protests and gave Tomás Silva a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes Centenario Bohemio got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Silva. After 13 played minutes Santa Maradona got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Guillerme. After 20 played minutes Santa Maradona got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Guter. Santa Maradona's Uriel Belmiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nunez Quin in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Pacifico in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uriel Belmiro saved Santa Maradona from getting behind. Centenario Bohemio's Baldomiro Oto couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 35th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Santa Maradona. The supporters of Centenario Bohemio booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Montel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Alfonso Txeru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Uriel Belmiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Tomás Silva was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played. Tomás Silva hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cecilio Ubarna got free with Claudio Oso in the 49th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nunez Quin to strike the kick off in the second half. Centenario Bohemio's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Baldomiro Oto in the 55th minute. After 55 played minutes Centenario Bohemio got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Txeru. When Alfonso Txeru got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Centenario Bohemio. A collision led to Centenario Bohemio getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alfonso Txeru hit a great ball. Eliseo Guter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Oso having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Guillerme in the 68th minute of play forced Centenario Bohemio's goalkeeper Claudio Oso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Centenario Bohemio's Carlo Lattanzio got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Guillerme in the 76th minute of play forced Centenario Bohemio's goalkeeper Claudio Oso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Lleir to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Txeru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uriel Belmiro having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Nunez Quin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uriel Belmiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Centenario Bohemio's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.