U18 League

Diego Maradona D10S
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcelo Estebano took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Sportivo Luan Toro's Joaquin Mingo got control of the ball when Marcelo Estebano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Gerazan in the 20th minute of play. Dionisio Diaz kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Marco Lixandro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ringo Bonavena's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Ringo Bonavena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Marco Lixandro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Estebano got free with Joaquin Mingo in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 34 played minutes Sportivo Luan Toro got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Laurin. Marcelo Estebano might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquin Mingo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelo Estebano ran back to his position shaking his head. 41 minutes into the match, Ringo Bonavena notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of MORPH's Marco Lixandro. Marco Lixandro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Ringo Bonavena sped through MORPH's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Lixandro. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Marco Lixandro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ringo Bonavena's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Lino Gerazan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Lixandro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Ringo Bonavena managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Marco Lixandro came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Luan Toro's Ringo Bonavena. But to his dismay, Ringo Bonavena quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Sportivo Luan Toro made a substitution. Joel Rumaldo replaced Lino Gerazan. Joaquin Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Madeo in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Luan Toro's Prudencio Polentzi got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Sportivo Luan Toro's Joel Rumaldo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marco Lixandro. Marco Lixandro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. After 84 minutes, Cecilio Montrel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Luan Toro and the MORPH players grew even worse after the yellow card. MORPH made a substitution. Gabriel Henry replaced Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Luan Toro's Cecilio Montrel got a free kick in the 86th minute. Joaquin Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Estebano in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Madeo in the 89th minute of play forced Sportivo Luan Toro's goalkeeper Joaquin Mingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, MORPH's Marco Lixandro got control of the ball when Eleuterio Arlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sportivo Luan Toro's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.