U18 World League

La chacra
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fermin Aznar started the match with the kick off. CAI NEUQUEN's Honorato Eutropio suffered a sore thigh after 3 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Astor Resto hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rene Fortun got free with Octavio Raymond in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 12 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Astor Resto. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Hartz got free with Octavio Raymond in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond got control of the ball when Rene Fortun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rodrigo Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Astor Resto in the 33rd minute of play. CAI NEUQUEN's Rodrigo Lalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Lidon in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Eustaquio Dunixi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, CAI NEUQUEN's goal looked a bit too open when Melchor Montes came free, but Rodrigo Lalla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonzalo Hartz during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CAI NEUQUEN's Gonzalo Hartz got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The CAI NEUQUEN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Unidad de Matanza were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Melchor Montes made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nereo Santxol during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nereo Santxol kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Rodrigo Lalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedicto Lucado, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when CAI NEUQUEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Orain didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Dunixi in the 61st minute of play forced CAI NEUQUEN's goalkeeper Rodrigo Lalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavio Raymond didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gonzalo Hartz went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute Gonzalo Hartz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Raymond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eustaquio Dunixi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Rodrigo Lalla made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, Isidro Lidon made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Lalla. CAI NEUQUEN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Romulo Lleir put in a rough tackle. In the 80th minute, Eustaquio Dunixi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unidad de Matanza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Unidad de Matanza's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.