NEGRITO 9 - 0 juniors (390984873)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and EL NEGRITO CITY Arena saw a crowd turnout of 8465. Jan Pultar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Noel Swärdmo and Marc Skovgaard. NEGRITO started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: De Brito - Ferina, Di Caprio, Guerrero, Pellanda - Rigoni, Galindo, Mayo, Albasini - Lucas, Betancor.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for juniors. The following players had been chosen: Nahuelpan - Viesca, Cruz, Antico, Bellone - Nordmeer, Bloem, Grepet, Marino - Marchetti, Diéguez.

NEGRITO created a good opportunity to score 21 minutes into the match when S. Betancor's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. NEGRITO took the lead 22 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as T. Lucas elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. J. Pellanda squirmed through their central defence after 31 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. With 36 minutes played, NEGRITO put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to O. Guerrero, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, NEGRITO's B. Rigoni somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for N. Albasini, who struck for 4 - 0. Cheers filled the stadium as N. Albasini broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 5 - 0 to NEGRITO. By now, the players in NEGRITO felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Halftime score was 5 - 0. NEGRITO enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 82 percent of possession.

NEGRITO's B. Rigoni increased the lead to 6 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 54 minutes. 61 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as S. Betancor broke through, making the score 7 - 0 for NEGRITO. S. Betancor unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in NEGRITO's J. Pellanda increasing the lead to 8 - 0. NEGRITO increased the lead as S. Betancor struck to make the score 9 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Possession in this half belonged to NEGRITO, who controlled the ball 85 percent of the time.

Most important NEGRITO player was T. Lucas. M. De Brito on the other hand, had a terrible day. juniors's top performer was clearly D. Marchetti. However, S. Antico made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 9 - 0.