U18 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dwayne Clement got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Keith Braxton hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Gladiadores's Anibal Oroitz got a free kick in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Gladiadores's goal looked a bit too open when DeMarcus Sandoval came free, but Gonzalo Millano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwayne Clement in the 12th minute of play forced Gladiadores's goalkeeper Gonzalo Millano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Gladiadores's goal looked a bit too open when Bradly Gray came free, but Gonzalo Millano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonzalo Millano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dwayne Clement in the 21st minute of play. New England Minas were furious when Roland Goldstein was red carded, 24 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 24th minute, Roland Goldstein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Americo Mannie came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Gladiadores 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 Americo Mannie couldn't finish the play. Victor Caldwell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Millano having to interfere. Gonzalo Millano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from DeMarcus Sandoval, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The supporters of New England Minas booed when Gladiadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Theobald didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gaspar Markel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Zacarias Pero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gladiadores's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New England Minas the free kick. In the 53rd match minute, Gladiadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Pero to maneuver through the defense. Matan Brito hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Miles Newsome showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siro Theobald in the 61st minute of the match. In the 66th minute, DeMarcus Sandoval reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gonzalo Millano. The goal made the score 0-1. With an all-out effort, New England Minas's Gonzalo Millano threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from DeMarcus Sandoval, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 73rd minute, Severo Diegotxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Bradly Gray got a free kick in the 76th minute. Miles Newsome showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anibal Oroitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Jerry Hines mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New England Minas and the Gladiadores players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st minute, Jerry Hines hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Pero in the 91st minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Miles Newsome to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Gaspar Markel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miles Newsome saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.