(Reuters) - Aged 14, Fernando Ovelar is not old enough to drive, to vote or to drink but he is old enough to play professional football for Cerro Porteno and on Sunday he became the youngest ever goal scorer in Paraguay's biggest derby match against Olimpia.
Ovelar, who made his debut for the first division club last week, showed the composure of a man twice his age when he ran on to a through ball and chipped the Olimpia keeper to put the home side ahead after 16 minutes.
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