U21 League

Joaquin F. A Delgado
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ildefonso Min started the match with the kick off. Ariel Silviano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Palben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. COSQUIN SFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Darwin Nuñez in the 7th minute. Manuel Lanzini might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramiro Romelio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Lanzini ran back to his position shaking his head. Ramiro Romelio stood somewhat misplaced when Santiago Simon came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 16 minute. After 24 minutes of play, O rey Iván's Arnulfo Palben made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ariel Silviano was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Santiago Simon managed to get in a good position for a shot. COSQUIN SFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Santiago Simon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramiro Romelio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A sloppy throw-in by Domingos Dalmau in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by O rey Iván's Placido Baladi. In the 34th match minute, O rey Iván was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosme Enmanuel to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute of the match Darwin Nuñez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramiro Romelio skillfully saved the ball. Arnulfo Palben sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. COSQUIN SFC's Ariel Silviano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnulfo Palben in the 37th minute of play. Ariel Silviano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnulfo Palben went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Arnulfo Palben took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ariel Silviano. Ariel Silviano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Santiago Simon was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, O rey Iván's Samuel Bibiano got a free kick in the 51st minute. After a defensive mix-up in O rey Iván's zone, Darwin Nuñez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramiro Romelio came out of the goal and Darwin Nuñez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ariel Silviano made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Arnulfo Palben sent off a good shot on target. Ramiro Romelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Simon in the 68th minute of play. Ramiro Romelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Lanzini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes, Santiago Simon made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. O rey Iván's Ramiro Romelio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 75 minutes into the match, Santiago Simon notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of O rey Iván's Ramiro Romelio. Ramiro Romelio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ariel Silviano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnulfo Palben in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute, O rey Iván's Arnulfo Palben ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ariel Silviano. Ariel Silviano yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-5. Ariel Silviano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benigno Ekialde in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Santiago Simon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramiro Romelio. O rey Iván's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Simon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-5. Ramiro Romelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Lanzini in the 90th minute of the match. Ramiro Romelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julián Alvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, Arnulfo Palben had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Silviano. COSQUIN SFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnulfo Palben was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-6. The COSQUIN SFC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing O rey Iván to win.