U18 League

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamin Firmo made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Guillermo Iago got a free kick in the 5th minute. La Scaloneta's Freddy Sarracino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Firmo in the 6th minute of play. Mauricio Maura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Messi in the 10th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Firmo came free, but Freddy Sarracino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Firmo scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Freddy Sarracino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the La Scaloneta defense, Benjamin Firmo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Freddy Sarracino. The La Scaloneta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Freddy Sarracino should have stopped the shot. In the 17thth minute of the game Benjamin Firmo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Scaloneta's Freddy Sarracino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 19 minutes of play, La Scaloneta's Leo Messi made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauricio Maura was left in no man's land by his defense there! Everardo Calvino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Freddy Sarracino having to make a save. Victoriano Bembe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Freddy Sarracino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabio Omero hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Mauricio Maura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Agüero in the 36th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 44 minutes into the game, when Godfredo Bartolome put in a rough tackle. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ZORZAL01! The referee gave La Scaloneta a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sergio Agüero, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ZORZAL01's Mauricio Maura. 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

ZORZAL01's Nemesio Etxekopar was substituted for Victoriano Bembe. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leo Messi to make the kick off. La Scaloneta's Freddy Sarracino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Etxekopar in the 57th minute of play. Freddy Sarracino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin Firmo's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Sergio Agüero could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Mauricio Maura however easily saved by the left post. Prudencio Polo kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. La Scaloneta's Matias Llanos was substituted for Braulio Abarca. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Prudencio Polo hit a great ball. La Scaloneta's Freddy Sarracino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Etxekopar in the 72nd minute of play. Freddy Sarracino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Firmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Freddy Sarracino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Firmo in the 75th minute of the match. La Scaloneta's Fabio Omero got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Freddy Sarracino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nemesio Etxekopar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Prudencio Polo. In the 85th minute Ermegildo Hitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Sarracino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nemesio Etxekopar hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Mauricio Maura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Messi in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, ZORZAL01 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Cortez to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Firmo came free, but Freddy Sarracino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.