U21 World League

Estadio Bombonera
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anthony Timmins made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Anthony Timmins ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fidel Estefan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Bahía é Carnaval's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Timmins came free, but Fidel Estefan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Anthony Timmins got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save The Handsome Wizards UTD from getting a goal against them. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Iban in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of Bahía é Carnaval booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brad Gray didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Horacio Lia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luke Hollingsworth skillfully saved the ball. Luis Iban hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Bahía é Carnaval defense, Nial Thompson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fidel Estefan. The Bahía é Carnaval fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fidel Estefan should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the match, The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Desiderio Demario. Luke Hollingsworth was a little too slow when Desiderio Demario got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 1-2. 34 minutes into the match, Bahía é Carnaval's Desiderio Demario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luke Hollingsworth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35th minute Anthony Timmins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Estefan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Grant Mason hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Desiderio Demario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Luke Hollingsworth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luke Hollingsworth was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luis Iban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 40 minute of play. After 45 minutes, Francisco Gagriel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bahía é Carnaval and the The Handsome Wizards UTD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Francisco Gagriel hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Desiderio Demario made the kick off in the second half. Luke Hollingsworth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Cordara, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Luke Hollingsworth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Iban in the 53rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in The Handsome Wizards UTD's zone, Ceferino Miro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luke Hollingsworth came out of the goal and Ceferino Miro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luke Hollingsworth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desiderio Demario in the 61st minute of play. Brad Gray hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Ceferino Miro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luke Hollingsworth having to make a save. If Ceferino Miro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luke Hollingsworth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Desiderio Demario went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. 71 minutes into the match, Ceferino Miro notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth. Luke Hollingsworth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desiderio Demario in the 75th minute of play. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 5-2 when Luis Iban sped through The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Luke Hollingsworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceferino Miro in the 79th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Desiderio Demario made a precise shot to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. The supporters of Bahía é Carnaval booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grant Mason didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Desiderio Demario in the 93rd minute of the match. Ceferino Miro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Hollingsworth having to interfere. The Handsome Wizards UTD's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.