U18 World League

Arena Rocket Start
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Faustino Musko started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Bradaigh Silke left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uí Fergusa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Cipriano Castel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Breenan Beckett charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Breenan Beckett the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Uí Fergusa's Breenan Beckett got a free kick in the 10th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bradaigh Silke in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Ascencio saved LA InDuStRiA INC from getting behind. Bivadi McJohnny was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Faustino Musko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Faustino Musko really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Bannon Gollogley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Emanuel Ascencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uí Fergusa's Bivadi McJohnny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustino Musko in the 33rd minute of play. LA InDuStRiA INC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juan Inocente in the 34th minute. Juan Inocente scored 2-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bivadi McJohnny, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bivadi McJohnny didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cipriano Castel went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Bradaigh Silke made the kick off in the second half. Bradaigh Silke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faustino Musko in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bivadi McJohnny prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 61st minute, Peadair Dempsey 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. 63 minutes into the game, Peadair Dempsey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Uí Fergusa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LA InDuStRiA INC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Uí Fergusa's Peadair Dempsey got a free kick in the 63rd minute. LA InDuStRiA INC's Faustino Musko suffered a concussion after 67 minutes and had to leave the field. Tathan Harkin charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tathan Harkin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. LA InDuStRiA INC made a substitution. David Lawrence replaced Faustino Musko. In the 69th minute, Tathan Harkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, David Lawrence cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Bivadi McJohnny was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Emanuel Ascencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bannon Gollogley in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Lawrence in the 78th minute of play forced Uí Fergusa's goalkeeper Bivadi McJohnny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uí Fergusa's Ferdia McPhil got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Inocente in the 85th minute of play forced Uí Fergusa's goalkeeper Bivadi McJohnny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Uí Fergusa defense, David Lawrence kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bivadi McJohnny. The Uí Fergusa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bivadi McJohnny should have stopped the shot. David Lawrence might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bivadi McJohnny. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Lawrence ran back to his position shaking his head. Bradaigh Silke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, LA InDuStRiA INC's Emanuel Ascencio got control of the ball when Bradaigh Silke tried to sneak it across the goal line. LA InDuStRiA INC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.