U18 League

La Bombonera
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. Teo Monico started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niguel Mansell in the 5th minute of play forced Boquenses's goalkeeper Fausto Venceslas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eriberto Hanni hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niguel Mansell in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fausto Venceslas saved Boquenses from getting behind. In the 8th minute Franco Colapinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Venceslas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 played minutes Boquenses got a freekick which was hit by Justino Nuxila. After 11 played minutes Boquenses got a freekick which was hit by Teo Monico. Warner Timo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Humberto Mel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto Venceslas. Boquenses's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Mel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Boquenses's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Colapinto came free, but Fausto Venceslas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 minutes, Amado Crescencio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Boquenses and the Timo! players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fausto Venceslas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Humberto Mel went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Fausto Venceslas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Mel, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Niguel Mansell made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Niguel Mansell 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. 53 minutes into the game, Humberto Mel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Fausto Venceslas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Niguel Mansell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fausto Venceslas came out and tried to block the shot, but Niguel Mansell slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 56th minute. Victor Pero hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Damian Tohias hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Niguel Mansell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fausto Venceslas came out and tried to block the shot, but Niguel Mansell slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 72nd minute. Hugo Kepa's late challenge caught a Boquenses's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hugo Kepa helped the player get up and apologised. 78 minutes into the match, Boquenses's goalkeeper Fausto Venceslas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niguel Mansell. Fausto Venceslas made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Niguel Mansell sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Boquenses getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Amado Crescencio hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Timo! left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Boquenses.