U21 World League

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Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomás Seme started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Slower Lower FC's Jacob Scruggs got control of the ball when Tomás Seme tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Jacob Scruggs managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Expresso Ranelagh's Tomás Seme fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 6th minute, Slower Lower FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tomás Seme fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 13th minute, Tomás Seme made a precise shot to the right of Jacob Scruggs. Slower Lower FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Leonardo Natal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacob Scruggs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Francisco Henderson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Seber having to interfere. Evelio Seber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Titus Silva in the 20th minute of play. Leonardo Natals short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Jacob Scruggs to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tomás Seme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jacob Scruggs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carolo Sayveon succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 31st playminute. Jacob Scruggs made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Tomás Seme sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Slower Lower FC's zone, Tomás Seme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacob Scruggs came out of the goal and Tomás Seme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute, Tomás Seme made a precise shot to the right of Jacob Scruggs. Slower Lower FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Titus Silva stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Slower Lower FC booed when Expresso Ranelagh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Lon didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Expresso Ranelagh's Evelio Seber got control of the ball when Titus Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Evelio Seber managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Slower Lower FC's Titus Silva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jacob Scruggs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Seme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carolo Sayveon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacob Scruggs having to interfere. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Carolo Sayveon hit a great ball. Expresso Ranelagh's Carolo Sayveon got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Tomás Seme came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Expresso Ranelagh fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomás Seme couldn't finish the play. With his leg Evelio Seber managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Slower Lower FC's Titus Silva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Tomás Seme came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Expresso Ranelagh fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomás Seme couldn't finish the play. After 77 minutes, Tomás Seme made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Slower Lower FC's Jacob Scruggs tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Henderson got free with Evelio Seber in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomás Seme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's Tomás Seme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacob Scruggs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Slower Lower FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Felipe Wilkinson hit a great ball. Raimundo Austin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carolo Sayveon in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacob Scruggs prevented the ball from getting in the gole.