U18 League

Ladonia Park
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diómedes Rodriguez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Miguel Toledano kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Ladonia's Casey Barr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Calito Garcia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casey Barr. Ladonia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Calito Garcia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ladonia's Casey Barr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 22nd minute of play. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Elias Paredes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 34th minute, Elias Paredes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casey Barr was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. 42 minutes into the match, Ladonia's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Paredes came free, but Casey Barr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casey Barr didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elias Paredes went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Casey Barr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diómedes Rodriguez in the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

Elias Paredes might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casey Barr. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Paredes ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Ladonia's Casey Barr got control of the ball when Miguel Toledano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Elias Paredes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. Diómedes Rodriguez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Casey Barr came out and tried to block the shot, but Diómedes Rodriguez slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 72nd minute. In the 75th match minute, Ladonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Pritchett to maneuver through the defense. Diómedes Rodriguez might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casey Barr. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diómedes Rodriguez ran back to his position shaking his head. 85 minutes into the match, Ladonia's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Pérez came free, but Casey Barr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casey Barr stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diómedes Rodriguez's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Joe Betts kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. With a little luck, Ladonia's Casey Barr got control of the ball when Elias Paredes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 96 played minutes Ladonia got a freekick which was hit by Jeff Willett. When the match was over ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ladonia throughout the match.