U18 World League

PUKELEK ARENA
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kurt Kilgore started the match with the kick off. Kurt Kilgore struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Duncan Auckland didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PUKOHAS FC. When Ronnie Prince fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester City's protests and gave Ronnie Prince a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manchester City! After 16 minutes, Gerald Ferreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PUKOHAS FC and the Manchester City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gerald Ferreira hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Pierre Maston managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester City's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierre Maston was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lincoln Wise breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre Maston in the 19th minute of play forced PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Lincoln Wise to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes, Frank Johnstone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester City and the PUKOHAS FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Manchester City's Frank Johnstone got a free kick in the 27th minute. Duncan Auckland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ariel Paul in the 28th minute. After 30 minutes, Kurt Kilgore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PUKOHAS FC and the Manchester City players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PUKOHAS FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Kurt Kilgore hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Doughty in the 31st minute of play forced PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Lincoln Wise to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Kurt Kilgore got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.

Nicholas Kellaway sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marlin Whitt kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to PUKOHAS FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ariel Paul hit a great ball. Duncan Auckland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Landry in the 70th minute of the match. Duncan Auckland stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kurt Kilgore's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Kurt Kilgore 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. A collision led to PUKOHAS FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Kurt Kilgore hit a great ball. When the final whistle went the supporters of Manchester City were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant PUKOHAS FC side.