U23 League

General Lavalle
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Romelio got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Alfredo Bertin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcelo Bikendi, 1-0. La Gallardeta's Marcelo Bikendi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save La Gallardeta from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Bikendi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Bertin in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Nesto got free with Marcelo Bikendi in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Casimiro Erramun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Aureliano Frasquito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Bero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Romelio in the 35th minute of play. La Gallardeta's Marcelo Bikendi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higinio Pereyra in the 37th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Casimiro Erramun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 44 played minutes C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Bertin. 47 minutes into the game, Godofredo Raitin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Gallardeta the free kick. Godofredo Raitin kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Bertin to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's Higinio Pereyra got a free kick in the 55th minute. The audience was convinced that Casimiro Erramun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaime Bero was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. When Isidoro Nesto fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's protests and gave Isidoro Nesto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th match minute, C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Nesto to maneuver through the defense. During the 61st minute of the match Isidoro Nesto completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Isidoro Nesto a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's Isidoro Nesto got a free kick in the 61st minute. Paulo Romelio might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jaime Bero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Romelio ran back to his position shaking his head. Jaime Bero made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Paulo Romelio sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Higinio Pereyra during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Higinio Pereyra kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Orlando Hori hit a great ball. Bonifacio Padro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jaime Bero came out and tried to block the shot, but Bonifacio Padro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Bertin in the 75th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Marcelo Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Bikendi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredo Bertin went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Paulo Romelio managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Gallardeta's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Romelio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Bero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd minute, Ruben Dolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Hori came free, but Jaime Bero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 played minutes C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE got a freekick which was hit by Higinio Pereyra. After a defensive mix-up in C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's zone, Paulo Romelio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Bero came out of the goal and Paulo Romelio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 91 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's Casimiro Erramun broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Marcelo Bikendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Higinio Pereyra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Many of La Gallardeta's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. La Gallardeta may have spent more time on the ball, but C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.