U21 League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jose Sugar got the match started through his kick off. Arsenio Maldonado hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Fero in the 10th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Mauricio Maura, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Guaberto Tolino fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s protests and gave Guaberto Tolino a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Tolino to maneuver through the defense. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicanor Fero's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute Melquiades Rodriguez suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. After 25 minutes, Timoteo Dolcet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZORZAL01 and the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. 34 minutes into the match, Nicanor Fero notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 40th minute, Nicanor Fero made a precise shot to the right of Pepe Santoro. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arsenio Maldonado was the one to do the kick off. Mauricio Maura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Guerau in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the game, Nicanor Fero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Pepe Santoro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Firmo in the 59th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauricio Maura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Guerau, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Mauricio Maura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Guerau in the 71st minute of the match. The throw-in from Julian Iratzeder in the 73rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Maximiliano Frans. 77 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Firmo came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Firmo's late challenge caught a ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Firmo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ZORZAL01's Benjamin Firmo got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Rolando Meder's late challenge caught a ZORZAL01's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rolando Meder helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 played minutes ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Meder. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Maldonado in the 86th minute of play. Julian Iratzeder kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 92 played minutes ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Frans. After a defensive mix-up in ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s zone, Arsenio Maldonado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pepe Santoro came out of the goal and Arsenio Maldonado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.