U18 League

Hugo Omar Curto
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Israel Ibañez took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Israel Ibañez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of CACYFA booed when Despidida AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Tab didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bonifacio Salvator had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Gaston Gar put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alfonso Orland. Despidida AFC's Nereo Nevada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Despidida AFC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ulises Hotz in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfonso Orland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ulises Hotz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Alfonso Orland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, CACYFA's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Hotz came free, but Alfonso Orland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Orland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Gar, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When Casimiro Isidor fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CACYFA's protests and gave Casimiro Isidor a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to CACYFA getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Casimiro Isidor hit a great ball. In the 34thth minute of the game Ulises Hotz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CACYFA's Alfonso Orland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gaston Gar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Orland having to interfere. Nereo Nevada made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lisandro Quinton in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Gaston Gar made the kick off in the second half. Israel Ibañez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nereo Nevada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. If Gaston Gar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaston Gar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Orland having to interfere. Teodoro Gonzo's late challenge caught a Despidida AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teodoro Gonzo helped the player get up and apologised. After 63 played minutes Despidida AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Gimenez. If Gaston Gar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 minutes, Ramiro Bermudez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Despidida AFC and the CACYFA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th match minute, Despidida AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Bermudez to maneuver through the defense. Lisandro Quinton charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lisandro Quinton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CACYFA getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Lisandro Quinton hit a great ball. Gaston Gar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Alfonso Orland skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thanks to some nice moves Gaston Gar could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Alfonso Orland however easily saved by the left post. The long shot by Candido Kaxen in the 84th minute really tested Alfonso Orland's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Alfonso Orland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Gar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaston Gar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Orland having to interfere. When Israel Ibañez came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the CACYFA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Israel Ibañez couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Gimenez in the 96th minute of play forced CACYFA's goalkeeper Alfonso Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Despidida AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CACYFA.