U18 League

Arturo Umberto Illia
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Norberto Cucao started the match with the kick off. 1989 Blxsk's Santo Shantala got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 10 minutes, Apolo Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1989 Blxsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Apolo Abreu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Prudencio Jurgi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to 1989 Blxsk getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Santo Shantala hit a great ball. Agustín Ponce stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Norberto Cucao's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. After 20 minutes, Ciro Berriotxoa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1989 Blxsk and the Deportivo Pergamino players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 1989 Blxsk's Ciro Berriotxoa got a free kick in the 20th minute. A hard shot by Prudencio Jurgi from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Agustín Ponce's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 24 minutes, Eduardo Sancho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Pergamino and the 1989 Blxsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Eduardo Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruperto Aurre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Aresti having to interfere. After having played for 26 minutes, Rene Gaueko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1989 Blxsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rene Gaueko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Pergamino's zone, Ruperto Aurre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hermengildo Aresti came out of the goal and Ruperto Aurre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, 1989 Blxsk's Bernabe Dacio got a free kick in the 30th minute. Hermengildo Aresti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apolo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, 1989 Blxsk's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Cucao came free, but Agustín Ponce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Deportivo Pergamino were awarded a corner. Prudencio Jurgi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Deportivo Pergamino's Tomas Filipo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 44 minutes into the game, 1989 Blxsk's Rene Gaueko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hermengildo Aresti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The Deportivo Pergamino players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 1989 Blxsk were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Apolo Abreu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gaudencio Matro kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. With a little luck, Deportivo Pergamino's Hermengildo Aresti got control of the ball when Rene Gaueko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Deportivo Pergamino's Hermengildo Aresti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Pergamino from getting a goal against them. In the 63rd minute Norberto Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustín Ponce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 69 minutes, Gaudencio Matro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Pergamino and the 1989 Blxsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. Deportivo Pergamino made a substitution. Victorino Piorno replaced Eduardo Sancho. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Pergamino's Gaudencio Matro got a free kick in the 71st minute. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Apolo Abreu sped through Deportivo Pergamino's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hermengildo Aresti. Agustín Ponce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Piorno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustín Ponce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Cucao in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Gaueko in the 83rd minute of play forced Deportivo Pergamino's goalkeeper Hermengildo Aresti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustín Ponce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Norberto Cucao went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 91st minute, Lázaro Muc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Victorino Piorno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 97 minutes of play, Deportivo Pergamino's Victorino Piorno made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Agustín Ponce was left in no man's land by his defense there!