U18 World League

JUAN DOMINGO PERON
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Esteve Amato started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Jimeno Estevon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Honorio Romildo. Pancha Futbol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jimeno Estevon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of LA MAQUINA F.C booed when Pancha Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregorio Gartxot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Edgard Iraunkor managed to get in a good position for a shot. LA MAQUINA F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgard Iraunkor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Honorio Romildo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14th minute, Jimeno Estevon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, Justino Gergori left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LA MAQUINA F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Florentino Elazar hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Honorio Romildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Iraunkor in the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, LA MAQUINA F.C's Teobaldo Olentzaro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Honorio Romildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Honorio Romildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Estevon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pancha Futbol Club's Santiago Frans got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Santiago Frans sped through LA MAQUINA F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Amado Erdiano. Jimeno Estevon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Honorio Romildo having to interfere. In the 59th minute Aristides Sugoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Erdiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Santiago Frans made a precise shot to the right of Amado Erdiano. LA MAQUINA F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Florentino Elazar's late challenge caught a LA MAQUINA F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florentino Elazar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Pancha Futbol Club's Florentino Elazar got a free kick in the 70th minute. If German Mikelar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 74 played minutes LA MAQUINA F.C got a freekick which was hit by German Mikelar. Pancha Futbol Club's Honorio Romildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Mikelar in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Jimeno Estevon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LA MAQUINA F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pancha Futbol Club the free kick. In the 84th minute, Jimeno Estevon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Sugoi in the 86th minute of play forced LA MAQUINA F.C's goalkeeper Amado Erdiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th match minute, LA MAQUINA F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Duardo to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to LA MAQUINA F.C getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Cayetano Duardo hit a great ball.