U21 League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodolfo Guerau kicked off to start the match. Edgard Orlandus'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. Edgard Orlandus helped the player get up and apologised. Edgard Orlandus kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 11 minutes Caballeritos del Baile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Exequiel Zeballos who took care of the corner kick. Eustacio Tercero scored 1-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damián Martínez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd match minute, Caballeritos del Baile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Ramirez to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Rodolfo Guerau left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 29 minutes into the match, Eustacio Tercero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Damián Martínez, 3-0. In the 32nd minute, Maximiliano Ramirez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pepe Santoro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Rodolfo Guerau's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damián Martínez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Rodolfo Guerau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodolfo Guerau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Charles Vallin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pepe Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charles Vallin in the 54th minute. Damián Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Guerau in the 56th minute of play. Damián Martínez 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 61st minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Cleto Gabino put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Caballeritos del Baile:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡:s goal. 69 minutes into the match, Exequiel Zeballos notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Caballeritos del Baile's Damián Martínez. Damián Martínez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 72 minutes into the game, Honorio Erasto threw the ball into play from the sideline. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Honorio Pierres quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 75 minutes into the match, Caballeritos del Baile's goal looked a bit too open when Eustacio Tercero came free, but Damián Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Guerau in the 76th minute of play forced Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Damián Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florentino Veronica'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. Florentino Veronica helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Caballeritos del Baile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florentino Veronica to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Eustacio Tercero made a precise shot to the right of Damián Martínez. Caballeritos del Baile's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Charles Vallin struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Pepe Santoro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caballeritos del Baile. When Rodolfo Guerau came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ 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 Rodolfo Guerau couldn't finish the play. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Ramirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.