U18 League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Maldonado in the 5th minute of play forced Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goalkeeper Gavino Osorio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Arturo Furman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barrialito AFC the free kick. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Arturo Furman hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, Teodosio Txema left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barrialito AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Antonio Shantala's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alvaro Rik firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gavino Osorio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Urtats in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Arturo Furman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gavino Osorio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Maldonado in the 28th minute of the match. Elpidio Kelemen hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Tab came free, but Gavino Osorio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Antonio Shantala managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Shantala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Rik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th minute of the match Barrialito AFC got a corner. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Genaro Sugoi ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Barrialito AFC's corner Genaro Sugoi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gavino Osorio quite easily take care of the ball. Antonio Shantala's late challenge caught a Barrialito AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Shantala helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Shantala didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Belgrano LOS PIRATAS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Barrialito AFC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pascual Tab to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Pascual Tab 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. Conrado Isaio kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. With a little luck, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Gavino Osorio got control of the ball when Nereo Urtats tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, Cecilio Heli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gavino Osorio was a little too slow when Pascual Tab got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-2. Alvaro Rik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonio Shantala went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 76th minute of the match, Teodosio Txema tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gavino Osorio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 77 played minutes Belgrano LOS PIRATAS got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Leoiar. Gavino Osorio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Maldonado in the 78th minute of the match. The supporters of Belgrano LOS PIRATAS booed when Barrialito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Kelemen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Ospetsu kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Alvaro Rik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Heli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gavino Osorio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodosio Txema, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonio Shantala in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alvaro Rik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Belgrano LOS PIRATAS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Barrialito AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Barrialito AFC.