U18 World League

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Charlie Silk took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Robert Hammond put in a rough tackle. 4 minutes into the game, one of Garlic Eaters:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Vinará FC a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gaudencio Dominguez, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Garlic Eaters's Gul Keep. 0-1. Gul Keep took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaudencio Dominguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Charlie Silk 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. Jacob Miller charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacob Miller the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes Garlic Eaters got a freekick which was hit by Jacob Miller. Gul Keep took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edelmiro Txaran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Dominguez came free, but Gul Keep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Nazario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Silk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charlie Silk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 played minutes Vinará FC got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Orlan. In the 32nd minute, Charlie Silk reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hugo Nazario. The goal made the score 1-1. After 35 minutes, Gaudencio Dominguez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vinará FC and the Garlic Eaters players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gaudencio Dominguez hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. When Santos Quinito fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vinará FC's protests and gave Santos Quinito a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Vinará FC got a freekick which was hit by Santos Quinito. Charlie Silk took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Nazario. Hugo Nazario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 41st match minute, Garlic Eaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Tuck to maneuver through the defense. Gaudencio Dominguez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Nat Philpott hit a great ball. Gul Keep showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaudencio Dominguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaudencio Dominguez to make the kick off. Charlie Silk might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Nazario. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Charlie Silk ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Garlic Eaters's Gul Keep got control of the ball when Gaudencio Dominguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute, Edelmiro Txaran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Garlic Eaters's Charlie Silk got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 73 minutes of play, Garlic Eaters's Cliff Gurney made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Nazario was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 75 played minutes Vinará FC got a freekick which was hit by Santos Quinito. Jacob Miller hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, Charlie Silk notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Vinará FC's Hugo Nazario. Hugo Nazario was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Many of Vinará FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Vinará FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Garlic Eaters were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.