U18 League

Juan Pistarini
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Augusto Osasun got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, one of Aerolineas Argentinas FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Aerolineas Argentinas FC. 5 minutes into the game, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Niceto Lluciano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Epifanio Bastia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Matias Florinio kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Niceto Lluciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Epifanio Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Machado in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 31st minute Augusto Osasun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Bastia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Epifanio Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Osasun in the 32nd minute of the match. Epifanio Bastia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Osasun in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Lluciano came free, but Epifanio Bastia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Joaquin Rosio got a free kick in the 38th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Osasun came free, but Epifanio Bastia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Machado in the 42nd minute of play forced Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goalkeeper Epifanio Bastia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Fabio Machado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Epifanio Bastia. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabio Machado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celso Soin made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Aerolineas Argentinas FC's zone, Augusto Osasun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Bastia came out of the goal and Augusto Osasun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Fabricio Gombal got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Aerolineas Argentinas FC's zone, Niceto Lluciano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Bastia came out of the goal and Niceto Lluciano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Aerolineas Argentinas FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Baldomiro Evangelista hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Fabio Machado got a free kick in the 58th minute. Augusto Osasun in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Epifanio Bastia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lorenzo Bortzaioriz took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Epifanio Bastia. Epifanio Bastia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Epifanio Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Lluciano in the 67th minute of the match. Joaquin Rosio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Bendito Sea El Fernet booed when Aerolineas Argentinas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genaro Erdiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Fabio Machado notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Epifanio Bastia. Epifanio Bastia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 83rd minute, Augusto Osasun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Rosio in the 85th minute of play forced Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goalkeeper Epifanio Bastia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Niceto Lluciano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bendito Sea El Fernet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niceto Lluciano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 minutes, Conrado Ourente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bendito Sea El Fernet and the Aerolineas Argentinas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Epifanio Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Rosio in the 95th minute of the match. Bendito Sea El Fernet played a much better game than Aerolineas Argentinas FC and deserved their victory. The Aerolineas Argentinas FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.