U18 League

Estadio Torna Loma
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xosepe Ugarte took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Felipe Salantes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The No Me Inscriban Gracias fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 7 played minutes No Me Inscriban Gracias got a freekick which was hit by Jama Gallarde. After a rather tough play, Caaguazu's Otsando Oterino got a free kick in the 13th minute. Saritama Villarroel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurre Belorado in the 17th minute of play. In the 24th minute Bruno Teijeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baiardo Combarros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Caaguazu's Aurre Belorado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saritama Villarroel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Valente Nieva kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Xosepe Ugarte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Baiardo Combarros made a huge save. Felipe Salantes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Baiardo Combarros came out and tried to block the shot, but Felipe Salantes slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 43rd minute. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Baiardo Combarros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Teijeiro in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, Caaguazu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Canado to maneuver through the defense. Gomesano Cantillo made in the 57th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Otsando Oterino however managed to control. Baiardo Combarros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Salantes in the 59th minute of the match. Xosepe Ugarte struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Baiardo Combarros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for No Me Inscriban Gracias. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xosepe Ugarte in the 65th minute of play forced Caaguazu's goalkeeper Baiardo Combarros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to No Me Inscriban Gracias getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Xosepe Ugarte hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Aurre Belorado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saritama Villarroel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caaguazu were furious when Tajo Barquerin was red carded, 75 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Caaguazu getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Tajo Barquerin hit a great ball. Xepe Videgaray's late challenge caught a Caaguazu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xepe Videgaray helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, No Me Inscriban Gracias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xepe Videgaray to maneuver through the defense. After 87 played minutes Caaguazu got a freekick which was hit by German Canado. In the 89th minute Xosepe Ugarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baiardo Combarros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genaro Mazuelas's late challenge caught a Caaguazu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genaro Mazuelas helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for No Me Inscriban Gracias! In the 95th minute there was a penalty for Caaguazu. Valente Nieva stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Saritama Villarroel. 2-3. Caaguazu's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.