U18 World League

DON CONCETTO PALOMBI
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eustaquio Tiadoro took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rogelio Gutxi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Bidun in the 13th minute of play forced Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper Tomás Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Placido Stephen in the 14th minute. After 15 played minutes Bendito Sea El Fernet got a freekick which was hit by Mario Tipi. After some careless play in the Bendito Sea El Fernet defense, Anibal Elia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Maule. The Bendito Sea El Fernet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Maule should have stopped the shot. ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's Florencio Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Rosio in the 25th minute of play. Tomás Maule showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Bidun in the 28th minute of the match. Wilfredo Igon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Florencio Salomone firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 35th minute, Baldomiro Guerrero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's Placido Stephen tried to score from far away in the 36th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Ceferino Veronica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Rosio came free, but Florencio Salomone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Baldomiro Guerrero was slow to take the kick. During this time Bendito Sea El Fernet's players had a chance to rest. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ramiro Louis made a kick off. Tomás Maule made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Ramiro Louis sent off a good shot on target. 53 minutes into the game, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Eustaquio Tiadoro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florencio Salomone made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Tomás Maule didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ramiro Louis went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Tomás Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Louis in the 60th minute of play. ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Placido Stephen in the 62nd minute. 67 minutes into the game, one of ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Bendito Sea El Fernet a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Baldomiro Guerrero, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's Florencio Salomone. 2-2. 73 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Eustaquio Tiadoro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florencio Salomone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Anibal Elia fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's protests and gave Anibal Elia a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ got a freekick which was hit by Anibal Elia. ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's Florencio Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Uzuri in the 84th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's zone, Marcial Rosio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florencio Salomone came out of the goal and Marcial Rosio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's Florencio Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Tiadoro in the 90th minute of play. Tomás Maule was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Eleuterio Fortun capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eleuterio Fortun really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.