U18 League

Jorge Guinzburg
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anselmo Joanes kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guadalupe Fernández in the 3rd minute of play forced Altos Gatos FC's goalkeeper Marco Elorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Altos Gatos FC's Marco Elorri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Libertad in the 5th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anacleto Urtun during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Altos Gatos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anacleto Urtun to maneuver through the defense. In the 7thth minute of the game Guadalupe Fernández who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Altos Gatos FC's Marco Elorri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anselmo Joanes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Angelo Libertad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Elorri was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 15th minute, Guadalupe Fernández ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Elorri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Dario Mouricio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cesar Osmundo's late challenge caught a Altos Gatos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cesar Osmundo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Chacarita Futsal's Cesar Osmundo got a free kick in the 19th minute. Horacio Nuñez took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Blas Bento. Chacarita Futsal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Horacio Nuñez charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horacio Nuñez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Altos Gatos FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Horacio Nuñez hit a great ball. After 27 minutes of play, Chacarita Futsal's Angelo Libertad made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Elorri was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, Altos Gatos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Cebrian came free, but Marco Elorri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Elorri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Blas Cebrian went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Guadalupe Fernández's late challenge caught a Altos Gatos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guadalupe Fernández helped the player get up and apologised. Angelo Libertad kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Anselmo Joanes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Elorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Libertad, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, Chacarita Futsal's Angelo Libertad got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute Anselmo Joanes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Nuñez hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The Altos Gatos FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Chacarita Futsal were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guadalupe Fernández to strike the kick off in the second half. Marco Elorri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Guadalupe Fernández showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 55 minute of play. Angelo Libertad might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Elorri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Libertad ran back to his position shaking his head. Guadalupe Fernández in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marco Elorri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The long shot by Modesto Peru in the 64th minute really tested Marco Elorri's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Altos Gatos FC's Marco Elorri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Altos Gatos FC from getting a goal against them. Marco Elorri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Libertad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Altos Gatos FC defense, Guadalupe Fernández kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Elorri. The Altos Gatos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Elorri should have stopped the shot. Chacarita Futsal's Vicente Barros was substituted for Angelo Libertad. Marco Elorri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Loreto in the 92nd minute. Vicente Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Marco Elorri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Chacarita Futsal players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.