U18 League

Cacho Saccardi
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eusebio Guerrero started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Manni in the 3rd minute of play forced Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Ramiro Arano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Celedonio Manni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arquímedes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Adolfo Jordy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arquímedes's Prospero Dimas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Jordy in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Jeremias Gaskon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Trinidad 4.7's Santo Theodore got a free kick in the 14th minute. Ramiro Arano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Gaspard in the 17th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusebio Guerrero in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Prospero Dimas saved Arquímedes from getting behind. After 20 minutes Arquímedes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adolfo Jordy who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Santo Theodore managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. With a little luck, Arquímedes's Prospero Dimas got control of the ball when Ismael Palban tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcelo Ugaitz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 30 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute, one of Trinidad 4.7: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 Trinidad 4.7. In the 35th minute, Uriel Ganix ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramiro Arano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 39 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Gaspard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Ramiro Arano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ramiro Arano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Gaspard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximiliano Gaspard in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ramiro Arano saved Trinidad 4.7 from getting behind. Ramiro Arano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Gaspard, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Ramiro Arano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Manni in the 47th minute of play. The Trinidad 4.7 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arquímedes were winning 0-5.

Trinidad 4.7's Ramiro Arano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Trinidad 4.7 from getting a goal against them. Ramiro Arano was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Uriel Ganix capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Uriel Ganix really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. 63 minutes into the match, Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Ramiro Arano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximiliano Gaspard. The supporters of Arquímedes booed when Trinidad 4.7 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Palban didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ramiro Arano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Uriel Ganix went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Eusebio Guerrero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Prospero Dimas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delmar Leobardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Ramiro Arano made a huge save. In the 85th minute, Ismael Palban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Celedonio Manni sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Trinidad 4.7's Ramiro Arano didn't even have to move. Ismael Palban kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After having played for 89 minutes, Uriel Ganix managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arquímedes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Uriel Ganix was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Celedonio Manni's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ramiro Arano firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the final whistle sounded Arquímedes left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Trinidad 4.7.