U23 League

Centenario Chaco
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cyprian Henryk started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Sarmiento de Resistencia booed when Howling Dawn U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Palos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basilio Mateus in the 11th minute of play forced Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Leon Roldan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goal looked a bit too open when Basilio Mateus came free, but Leon Roldan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprian Henryk in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyprian Henryk in the 17th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romulo Palos kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Leon Roldan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Mateus in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Bittor came free, but Tobias Elizardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Roldan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Mateus in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Basilio Mateus made a precise shot to the right of Leon Roldan. Howling Dawn U18's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 33rdth minute of the game Cyprian Henryk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 34th minute, Romulo Palos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Siro Elazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon Roldan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siro Elazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Romulo Palos's late challenge caught a Sarmiento de Resistencia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Romulo Palos helped the player get up and apologised. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyprian Henryk in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Tobias Elizardo made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Juan Bittor sent off a good shot on target. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Sarmiento de Resistencia from getting a goal against them. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Manilan in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo got control of the ball when Juan Bittor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Basilio Mateus took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Roldan. Leon Roldan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Manilan in the 62nd minute of the match. Leon Roldan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siro Elazar in the 65th minute of the match. Tobias Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyprian Henryk, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Juan Bittor could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Tobias Elizardo however easily saved by the left post. 69 minutes into the game, Howling Dawn U18's Juan Bittor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tobias Elizardo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Juan Bittor who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Tobias Elizardo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Sarmiento de Resistencia getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Siro Elazar hit a great ball. Howling Dawn U18 made a substitution. Arturo Cordeiro replaced Astor Manilan. Howling Dawn U18's Scott Weiland was substituted for Cyprian Henryk. Siro Elazar kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Tobias Elizardo was a little too slow when Baltasar Walme got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 2-2. When Howling Dawn U18's Scott Weiland in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalie prevented a goal. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltasar Walme in the 96th minute of play. Sarmiento de Resistencia succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Howling Dawn U18 had controlled the match.