U18 World League

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Melquiades Christobal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Zacarias Aznar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute Sergio Gurrieri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute Mauricio Cambranes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patricio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Gurrieri, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín got a freekick which was hit by Zaid Romero. Tama's Domingo Silvino got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 18 minutes, Sergio Gurrieri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergio Gurrieri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patricio Gartxot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pablo Piatti went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Pablo Piatti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Joel Hitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the game, Pablo Piatti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Patricio Gartxot was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pablo Piatti was the one to do the kick off. Mauricio Cambranes kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Zacarias Aznar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melquiades Christobal in the 55th minute of the match. After 55 minutes, Sergio Gurrieri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín and the Tama players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 55 played minutes 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Gurrieri. Zacarias Aznar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Asteri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauricio Cambranes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Gartxot having to interfere. Tama's Santos Lluterio was substituted for Melquiades Christobal. Tama's Dionisio Paio was substituted for Gabriel Poncio. After 70 played minutes Tama got a freekick which was hit by Roman Acuña. In the 73rd minute, Sergio Gurrieri fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Patricio Gartxot was a little too slow when Pablo Piatti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Pablo Piatti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Patricio Gartxot. That made the score 0-5 after 80 minutes of play. If Pablo Piatti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the game, one of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 90th minute there was a penalty for Tama. Domingo Silvino stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Zacarias Aznar. 1-5. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when Tama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Acuña didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergio Cristos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Patricio Gartxot. Tama's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Zacarias Aznar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Lluterio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.