U23 League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bruno Maraman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ovidio Maureo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedicto Chale, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute Benedicto Chale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Maureo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Chale in the 10th minute of play. In the 17th minute Benedicto Chale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Maureo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ovidio Maureo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedicto Chale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Chale in the 21st minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Ovidio Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24thth minute of the game Aristides Rayman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 31 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Turi. In the 36th match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Txilar to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, Club Almirante Brown's Vladimiro Remigio broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Ovidio Maureo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Chale in the 38th minute of the match. Felix Malvin charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Malvin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, one of Sportivo Ben Hur: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 Sportivo Ben Hur. In the 43rd minute there was a penalty for Club Almirante Brown. Vladimiro Remigio stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ovidio Maureo. 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Aristides Rayman made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Club Almirante Brown's Benedicto Chale ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ovidio Maureo. Ovidio Maureo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Benedicto Chales short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Ovidio Maureo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 58th minute, Club Almirante Brown's Benedicto Chale dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Ovidio Maureo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benedicto Chale received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ovidio Maureo came out and tried to block the shot, but Benedicto Chale slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 61st minute. Thanks to some nice moves Benedicto Chale could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Ovidio Maureo however easily saved by the left post. If Benedicto Chale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Sportivo Ben Hur defense, Benedicto Chale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ovidio Maureo. The Sportivo Ben Hur fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ovidio Maureo should have stopped the shot. After 70 minutes of play, Club Almirante Brown's Benedicto Chale made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ovidio Maureo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Piarres got a free kick in the 76th minute. Ovidio Maureo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Remigio in the 77th minute of the match. Domingos Turi made in the 79th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Freddy Txilar immediately put the ball in play. Guido Bautistas short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Ovidio Maureo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Guido Bautista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 95 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Ovidio Maureo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Bautista. Guido Bautista scored 0-8 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ovidio Maureo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.