U18 League

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ismael Flores started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Granate's goalkeeper Agustin Abastas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alejo Leheren. Tama were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Granate's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alejo Leheren took the corner. The corner ended in Alejo Leheren almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Granate's Agustin Abastas did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Leheren in the 10th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Agustin Abastas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejo Leheren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Agustin Abastas made a huge save. Dante Gaueko scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agustin Abastas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute, Alejo Leheren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Celso Turi hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Agustin Abastas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 27th match minute, Tama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Sotil to maneuver through the defense. Ovidio Dabi kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Mariano Sotil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Agustin Abastas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Granate's Agustin Abastas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Leheren in the 39th minute of play. Agustin Abastas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zacarias Sotero in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tama's zone, Valentin Elazar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafin Pudes came out of the goal and Valentin Elazar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alejo Leheren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Gonzalo Salbatore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Abastas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgard Guifre kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Agustin Abastas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Sotil in the 58th minute of the match. Agustin Abastas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Leheren in the 60th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Alejo Leheren came free, but Agustin Abastas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mariano Sotil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agustin Abastas was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. After 67 minutes, Valentin Elazar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Granate and the Tama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valentin Elazar kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Alejo Leheren hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Agustin Abastas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Gaueko in the 82nd minute of play. Agustin Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Sotero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejo Leheren hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Tama fully deserved thier win.