U23 League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Howling Dawn U18's Santos Hori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Howling Dawn U18 from getting a goal against them. After 8 played minutes Howling Dawn U18 got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Oskarbi. 9 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Santos Hori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dario Tipi. Santos Hori was a little too slow when Dario Tipi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Axl Rose came free, but Aaron Mero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Cyprian Henryk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yofré AFC's Aaron Mero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yofré AFC's Aaron Mero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Belo in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Howling Dawn U18's Axl Rose nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Mero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Santos Hori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Blasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th match minute, Yofré AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herminio Blasco to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Mazuste in the 32nd minute of play forced Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Santos Hori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Astor Manilan took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aaron Mero. Aaron Mero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 36 minutes into the game, Howling Dawn U18's Cyprian Henryk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Mero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Aaron Mero came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Howling Dawn U18's Cyprian Henryk. But to his dismay, Cyprian Henryk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Marcos Guerau hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Uriel Lauren took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aaron Mero. Yofré AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Herminio Blasco fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yofré AFC's protests and gave Herminio Blasco a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Howling Dawn U18 booed when Yofré AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herminio Blasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Howling Dawn U18 were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Dario Tipi made the kick off in the second half. Axl Rose could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Aaron Mero made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyprian Henryk in the 59th minute of play forced Yofré AFC's goalkeeper Aaron Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cyprian Henryk to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Yofré AFC's Rafael Sidoro got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When Dario Tipi fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yofré AFC's protests and gave Dario Tipi a yellow card for diving instead. Dario Tipi hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The supporters of Yofré AFC booed when Howling Dawn U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Belo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Howling Dawn U18 made a substitution. Baltasar Walme replaced Astor Manilan. Howling Dawn U18's Scott Weiland was substituted for Cyprian Henryk. In the 71st minute, Moises Belo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Mazuste came free, but Santos Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Bittor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Aaron Mero made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Baltasar Walme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th match minute, Yofré AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Bidun to maneuver through the defense. Uriel Lauren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Mero read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Belo got free with Aaron Mero in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yofré AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Scott Weiland scored to the left of an out of position Aaron Mero, making the score, 1-6. When Baltasar Walme came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Howling Dawn U18 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 Baltasar Walme couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Scott Weiland came free, but Aaron Mero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Howling Dawn U18 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Yofré AFC throughout the match.