U21 World League

Juan Pistarini
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Clemente Neron kicked off to start the match. Joaquin Herena charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Herena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 4 minutes into the game, one of Newpi Academy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Ceferino Balasi, was totally fooled by Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Camilo Micael, who 5 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Ceferino Balasi was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Camilo Micael capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Camilo Micael really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 13th minute Camilo Micael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ceferino Balasi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Clemente Neron cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Angelino Liberto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Newpi Academy's Ceferino Balasi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camilo Micael in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Camilo Micael's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ceferino Balasi was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camilo Micael got free with Ceferino Balasi in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the match, Newpi Academy's Didier Drogba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angelino Liberto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ceferino Balasi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camilo Micael, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute, Severiano Hurko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Camilo Micael had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ceferino Balasi. Newpi Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camilo Micael was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After 36 played minutes Newpi Academy got a freekick which was hit by Victor Denver. Ceferino Balasi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camilo Micael, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marco Ledesma to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Marco Ledesma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aerolineas Argentinas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After having played for 57 minutes, Camilo Micael managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Camilo Micael was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Newpi Academy getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Urbano Otsoa hit a great ball. Ceferino Balasi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camilo Micael, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Urbano Otsoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th match minute, Aerolineas Argentinas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Carlomagno to maneuver through the defense. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Jose Etxatxu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Victor Denver, made in the 85th minute of the game. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.