U18 League

The Scrapple Factory
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Librado Erruz made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Slower Lower FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Porter Gutierrez hit a great ball. Librado Erruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Kwyjibo booed when Slower Lower FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porter Gutierrez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Kwyjibo's Esdras Navaridas got a free kick in the 8th minute. Boyce Skinner came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Kwyjibo's Porfiro Caraduje. But to his dismay, Porfiro Caraduje quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Javier Gifford got a throw-in 14 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Francisco Henderson. In the 18th match minute, Kwyjibo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Porfiro Caraduje to maneuver through the defense. Slower Lower FC's Boyce Skinner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfiro Caraduje in the 27th minute of play. Boyce Skinner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Librado Erruz in the 29th minute of play. Tracey Rooney received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Basilio Urquioja came out and tried to block the shot, but Tracey Rooney slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 31st minute. Basilio Urquioja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tracey Rooney in the 41st minute of the match. In the 46th minute Porfiro Caraduje shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boyce Skinner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Titus Silva to make the kick off. Librado Erruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Kwyjibo getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Porfiro Caraduje hit a great ball. In the 57th match minute, Kwyjibo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esdras Navaridas to maneuver through the defense. Librado Erruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Porfiro Caraduje could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Boyce Skinner made a huge save. When Librado Erruz fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kwyjibo's protests and gave Librado Erruz a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes Kwyjibo got a freekick which was hit by Librado Erruz. When Porfiro Caraduje came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Kwyjibo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Porfiro Caraduje couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd match minute, Kwyjibo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esdras Navaridas to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Porfiro Caraduje left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kwyjibo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 90 minutes into the match, Slower Lower FC's goalkeeper Boyce Skinner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Porfiro Caraduje. Boyce Skinner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Porfiro Caraduje went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Boyce Skinner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Librado Erruz's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Chants of Kwyjibo echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Slower Lower FC had held the ball for most of the match.