U21 League

LuisAlberto Spinetta
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Nina fc's Celestino Munio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lucio Hernandez made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Venancio Cesaro sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute, Arturo Ariando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Venancio Cesaro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lucio Hernandez, 1-0. After 20 played minutes Cementerio Club got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Cesaro. Arnaldo Dubardo made in the 22nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Arturo Ariando however managed to control. Romeo Handi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Nina fc's zone, Romeo Handi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucio Hernandez came out of the goal and Romeo Handi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venancio Cesaro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucio Hernandez having to make a save. Venancio Cesaro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 31st playminute. After 36 minutes of play, Cementerio Club's Venancio Cesaro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Hernandez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the game, Cementerio Club's Venancio Cesaro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucio Hernandez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Venancio Cesaro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucio Hernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venancio Cesaro in the 54th minute of play. After 55 played minutes Cementerio Club got a freekick which was hit by Filip Szkarpiak. In the 58th minute, Romeo Handi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucio Hernandez was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Lucio Hernandez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Venancio Cesaro went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Arturo Ariando charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Ariando the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 66 played minutes Nina fc got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Ariando. Lucio Hernandez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Venancio Cesaro went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Lucio Hernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Handi in the 78th minute of the match. When Cementerio Club's Venancio Cesaro, in the 78th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Cementerio Club. Venancio Cesaro struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Lucio Hernandez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cementerio Club. 89 minutes into the match, Nina fc's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Handi came free, but Lucio Hernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Venancio Cesaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Hernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Cementerio Club players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.