U18 World League

Julio Cesar Villagra
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amador Mateus started the match with the kick off. Eriberto Segura was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Amador Mateus showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Amador Mateus notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Tirant lo Blanch's Eriberto Segura. Eriberto Segura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 14 minutes of play, C. A. BELGRANO's Lucas Rudolfo made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eriberto Segura was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eriberto Segura was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Amador Mateus showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 23 minute of play. After 30 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by Barto Arratia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Mateus in the 41st minute of play forced Tirant lo Blanch's goalkeeper Eriberto Segura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Llorienzo Lama was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 46 minutes into the match. The referee gave C. A. BELGRANO a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lucas Rudolfo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tirant lo Blanch's Eriberto Segura. 6-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivón Barroso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Astor Nabar struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Eriberto Segura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C. A. BELGRANO. The supporters of C. A. BELGRANO booed when Tirant lo Blanch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oihan Cazorla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tirant lo Blanch's Eriberto Segura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Mateus in the 63rd minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barto Arratia to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Tirant lo Blanch defense, Amador Mateus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eriberto Segura. The Tirant lo Blanch fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eriberto Segura should have stopped the shot. Eriberto Segura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Rudolfo in the 69th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Tirant lo Blanch:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of C. A. BELGRANO:s goal. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Oihan Cazorla hit a great ball. The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when C. A. BELGRANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Astor Nabar didn't get a good kick on the ball. C. A. BELGRANO's Braulio Sesuldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save C. A. BELGRANO from getting a goal against them. In the 85th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivón Barroso to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of C. A. BELGRANO booed when Tirant lo Blanch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivón Barroso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Román Novo to maneuver through the defense. Eriberto Segura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Mateus, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute Amador Mateus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Segura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gai Alavedra's late challenge caught a C. A. BELGRANO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gai Alavedra helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Gai Alavedra hit a great ball. In the 101st minute, Lucas Rudolfo made a precise shot to the right of Eriberto Segura. Tirant lo Blanch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. There was no doubt that C. A. BELGRANO were the better team. C. A. BELGRANO's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.